[00:00:02] GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND [ 1. CALL TO ORDER] COUNCIL. TODAY IS MONDAY, JULY 20TH. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT, SO IF YOU COULD PLEASE CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:32. WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE CHRIS WRIGLEY TO COME UP AND SAY OUR PRAYER TONIGHT. WOULD EVERYBODY PLEASE STAND FOR OUR PRAYER AND ALSO OUR PLEDGE? LET'S PRAY TOGETHER. LORD, WE COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. FATHER, I HAVE A GRATEFUL HEART RECOGNIZING THAT YOUR WORD SAYS THAT EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT COMES FROM ABOVE. AND FATHER, IN A LOT OF WAYS, BURLESON IS A GIFT, AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE SEE HAPPENING IN AND AROUND OUR CITY IS EVIDENCE OF YOUR BLESSINGS UPON US. AND SO THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING A PART OF THAT. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE FROM YOUR WORD THAT YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF ALL WISDOM AND AUTHORITY, AND IT IS LIKEWISE TO HAVE A GIFT OF THIS COUNCIL BEFORE US IN THE WAYS THAT THEY SERVE OUR CITY. LORD, I WANT TO PRAY FOR UNITY IN OUR TOWN. IN A WORLD THAT IS OFTEN DIVIDED, FATHER, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD HELP US TO BE A CITY ON A HILL, DEMONSTRATING GREAT RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER, COMPASSION FOR OUR NEIGHBORS, A SHARED LOVE FOR OUR CITY AND ITS COMMON GOOD. AND FATHER, WHEN THERE ARE EVEN DIFFERING OPINIONS, MAY WE LISTEN WELL, SPEAK GRACIOUSLY, AND WORK TOGETHER IN WAYS THAT STRENGTHEN OUR CITY. WE ASK FOR YOUR HAND TO CONTINUE TO BE UPON BURLESON. BLESS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, OUR SCHOOLS, THE BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY, BLESS OUR CHURCHES, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, EVERY FAMILY WHO CALLS THE CITY HOME. MAY YOUR FAVOR CONTINUE. UPON US. LORD, THANK YOU FOR THIS CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR MAYOR FLETCHER, HIS HEART FOR OUR CITY, FOR VICTORIA, PHIL, ALEXA, LARRY, DAN, AND ADAM. I ASK YOUR BLESSINGS TO BE UPON THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL, THE CITY'S, THE EMPLOYEES. LORD, WOULD YOU BLESS THEM? THE TIME THAT THEY GIVE ON NIGHTS LIKE TONIGHT, LORD, ISN'T LOST ON US. AND SO, LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD DOUBLY BLESS THEIR TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES, FILL THEIR HOMES WITH LOVE AND JOY. THANK YOU FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. AND LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOUR WILL BE DONE HERE IN BURLESON AS IN HEAVEN. GUIDE THE CONVERSATIONS OF THIS MEETING, THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE TONIGHT, AND MAY EVERYTHING THAT TAKES PLACE CONTRIBUTE NOT ONLY TO THE GOOD OF THIS COMMUNITY, BUT BRING HONOR TO YOU. AND FATHER, WE ASK THESE THINGS IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 2, PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE NO PROCLAMATIONS THIS EVENING. HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE A [2.B. Presentations] PRESENTATION UNDER 2B. THIS IS TO RECEIVE A REPORT TO RECOGNIZE ATMOS ENERGY FOR THEIR $5,000 DONATION TO THE FRIENDS OF THE BURLESON PUBLIC LIBRARY IN SUPPORT OF THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM. THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS SARAH MILLER, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY. HI, I'M BARBARA TOSCIANO. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. MY NAME IS BARBARA TOSCIANO. I'M SPEAKING TO YOU ON BEHALF OF THE FRIENDS OF THE BURLESON LIBRARY. I WOULD LIKE ONE MORE TIME TO KEEP SAYING THANK YOU TO ATMOS ENERGY FOR THIS VERY GENEROUS DONATION TO SUPPORT THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT AT THIS TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, BETH LEITNER, OVER HERE, WHO HAS WORKED SO HARD WITH ATMOS ENERGY TO SECURE THIS DONATION. I HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU TWO TIMES TO ATMOS ENERGY BECAUSE IN THE PAST THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY HAVE UNDERWRITTEN ALL OR PART OF THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM. SO BY ATMOS ENERGY UNDERWRITING THIS PROJECT, THAT ALLOWED US TO SPEND OUR TIME, ENERGY, AND RESOURCES ON ANOTHER PROJECT, WHICH WE HAVE ALMOST COMPLETED, I AM HAPPY TO REPORT. SO THANK YOU TWO TIMES. ATMOS-ENERGY. NOW THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO PROBABLY SAY, "WHAT'S WITH SUMMER READING ANYWAY? IT'S JUST FUN AND GAMES. IT'S SOMETHING KIND OF FRIVOLOUS." OH NO, IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE SERIOUS. THE MORE YOU MAKE READING A FUN ACTIVITY, THE MORE YOU INCREASE LITERACY, ESPECIALLY AMONGST OUR CHILDREN, WHICH IS SO VERY IMPORTANT. AND THE WORDS OF THAT GREAT PHILOSOPHER DR. SEUSS: "THESE THINGS ARE FUN AND FUN IS GOOD." THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [00:05:02] YOU NEED TO MAKE ME A PICTURE. COUNCIL, IF YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE A PICTURE. THAT BRINGS [2.C. Community Interest Items] US TO ITEM 2C, COMMUNITY INTEREST ITEMS. I HAVE A COUPLE OF THEM. OKAY, ONE. OKAY, I WANT TO SAY WAY TO GO, THANK YOU, Y'ALL DID A GREAT JOB TO OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT REALLY STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE DURING THE WORLD CUP. I'M ONE OF THOSE THAT'S KIND OF SAD THAT IT'S OVER, BUT I WANT TO CALL OUT A COUPLE OF BUSINESSES THAT YOU KNOW, THEY STEPPED UP. THEY MADE BURLESON A WELCOMING PLACE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AND ENJOY THE GAME GAMES. ONE BEING BUFFALO BROS. IF YOU DIDN'T GO AND VISIT UPSTAIRS, YOU MISSED OUT. BUFFALO BROS., EAGLE'S NEST, OLD TEXAS BREWERY. ROSCOE'S AT THE OTHER END OF TOWN. THEY MADE IT HAPPEN. THEY WELCOMED PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE STATE, FROM THE COUNTRY, RIGHT INTO THEIR RESTAURANTS. EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE CROWDED, THEY MADE THE BEST OF IT, AND PEOPLE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME. SO I WANT TO THANK OUR BUSINESSES FOR STEPPING UP AND DOING WHAT WAS RIGHT. SECOND, PARKS AND RECREATION. THIS IS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH. I GOT TO MAKE THE PROCLAMATION ON THAT FOR FOURTH OF JULY. MAN, DID THAT CREW DO A GREAT JOB. NOT ONLY WITH HOT SOUNDS OF SUMMER. WHEN I SAY IT WAS HOT, IT WAS HOT. THE FOURTH OF JULY, RED, WHITE, AND BTX. INCREDIBLE EVENT. INCREDIBLE. NO ONE WAS COMPLAINING, WHICH WAS EVEN BETTER. SO OUR LIONS CLUB HAD THEIR PARADE THAT MORNING, WHICH WAS AMAZING. AND I SWEAR THERE WAS 4 MILES WORTH OF FLOATS. SO AGAIN, WE'RE AN AMAZING COMMUNITY AND IT JUST SHINED BRIGHT ON OUR 250TH ANNIVERSARY. OVER AT CHISHOLM HALL, WE HAD THE FIELD COVERED. IT WAS INCREDIBLE TO SEE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE, FAMILIES. I CAN'T REITERATE. FAMILIES HAVING A GREAT TIME. WE WERE A COMMUNITY. AND FOR THAT, I'M SO THANKFUL. OUR POLICE OFFICERS, OUR FIREMEN, THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE THERE AND IT WAS INCREDIBLE. AND I'M SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT. THIRD, OUR LIBRARY FRIENDS JUST LEFT. IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE LIBRARY VIDEOS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, ALL OF THEM, THE HOT GIRL SUMMER. THIS CREW, THEY WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH. PLEASE GET ONLINE AND SUPPORT THEM. SUPPORT, JUST GO AND LIKE THEIR VIDEOS. IT IS FUNNY AND THEY'RE DOING A REALLY GREAT JOB. SO I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. AND I THINK THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR THE MOMENT. THIS WEEK THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MET AND WE HAD PRESENTATIONS ON THE STRATEGIC PLANS OF BOTH THE LIBRARY AND THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER. I DON'T BELIEVE THOSE ARE COMING THE FULL PRESENTATIONS ARE COMING TO COUNCIL, BUT THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO ALL OF US. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY MY APPRECIATION TO BOTH OF THESE GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES, STAFF, AND AMAZING VOLUNTEERS THAT KEEP OUR LIBRARY AND OUR SENIOR CENTER SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. CREATIVITY THAT GOES INTO BRINGING PEOPLE INTO BOTH OF THOSE SETS OF DOORS. OUR SENIOR CENTER HAS TONS OF EVENTS GOING ON. IF YOU ARE 50 AND UP, YOU ARE WELCOME THERE. THERE'S GAME DAYS, ALL TYPES OF LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, LINE DANCING TO CRAFTS. YOU CAN [00:10:03] BRIDGE, MAHJONG, SO MANY FUN THINGS. AND THEN OUR LIBRARY IS CONSTANTLY GETTING CREATIVE. THEY MAXIMIZE THE SPACE THAT THEY HAVE AND FIND WAYS TO GET PEOPLE INTO THEIR DOORS. AND JUST LIKE ALEXA SAID, IF YOU HAVEN'T VISITED THE LIBRARY, PLEASE DO SO. THEY CHECK OUT SO MANY MORE BOOKS AND THINGS, MORE THAN BOOKS. THEY'RE, THEY'RE A TREMENDOUS RESOURCE, AND IF THEY DON'T HAVE IT, THEY'LL FIND IT FOR YOU. SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE BOTH OF THOSE GROUPS OF STAFF KUDOS FOR THEIR PRESENTATIONS. THEY WERE THOROUGH, MEASURABLE OUTCOMES WERE PRESENTED. I WAS JUST THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED WITH INFORMATION THAT THEY GAVE US, AND, WANT TO TELL THEM ALL THANK YOU. KEEP DOING A GOOD JOB, AND WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. [ 3. CHANGES TO POSTED AGENDA] THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 3, CHANGES TO THE POSTED AGENDA. 3A IS ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN. 3B IS ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION BY THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF, OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN IN ATTENDANCE. ANY MORE? ANY CHANGES? NO CHANGES. THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO [4. CITIZENS APPEARANCES] SECTION 4, CITIZENS' APPEARANCE. EACH PERSON IN ATTENDANCE WHO DESIRES TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL ON AN ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA SHALL SPEAK DURING THIS SECTION. ARD MUST BE FILLED OUT AND TURNED INTO THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED 3 MINUTES. EACH PERSON IN ATTENDANCE WHO DESIRES TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ITEM THAT'S POSTED ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT WILL BE CALLED FORWARD WHEN THAT ITEM IS UP FOR CONSIDERATION. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE NO ARDS. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA? THANK YOU, MAYOR. AT THIS TIME, PRIOR TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE DO HAVE A NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO AT THIS TIME FORGIVE ME, LET ME GET WE WILL RECESS [10. RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 1 of 2)] INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. THEY WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN THE COUNCIL WORKROOM IN CITY HALL TO CONDUCT THE CLOSED MEETING, AND PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071, 551.072, AND 551.087. MAYOR, WE'RE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT . I'M GOING TO CALL US BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION AT . THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. [5. CONSENT AGENDA] THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 5, CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED IN ONE MOTION. APPROVAL OF THIS OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS EVENING, CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS 5A THROUGH 5Y. WE CAN ADD ONE ON THERE RIGHT NOW IF YOU WANT. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOVE TO APPROVE. I GOT A MOTION BY ADAM, A SECOND BY VICTORIA. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 6, [6.A. ETJ Release Petition for 6260 Conveyor Dr (REL26-003): Consider and take possible action on a petition for release from the City of Burleson extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) for approximately 2.4026 acres of land addressed as 6260 Conveyor DR. (Staff Contact: Tony McIlwain, Development Services Director) (No Planning and Zoning Commission action was required for this item)] ETJ RELEASE. 6A IS ETJ RELEASE PETITION FOR 6260 CONVEYOR DRIVE RELEASE ITEM 26-003, CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A PETITION TO RELEASE FROM THE CITY OF BURLESON EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.4026 ACRES OF LAND ADDRESSED AT 6260 CONVEYOR DRIVE. THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS TONY MCELWAIN, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR. MR. MCELWAIN. THANK YOU, MS. CAMPOS, AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONY. SIR. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS TONIGHT. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [7.A. Consider and take possible action on a resolution awarding FY 2027 Hotel Occupancy Tax funds to tourism activities. (Staff Contact: Alex Philips, Economic Development Director)] OKAY, THAT MOVES US ON TO 7, GENERAL. 7A IS TO CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AWARDING FISCAL YEAR 2027 HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUNDS TO TOURISM ACTIVITIES. THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS ALEX PHILLIPS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. MR. PHILLIPS. THANK YOU, MISS CAMPOS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ALEX PHILLIPS HERE TO PRESENT THIS YEAR'S HOTEL MOTEL TAX GRANTS FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR. SO THE SUMMARY OF THE HOT MOP FUNDS DICTATED BY CHAPTER 351 OF THE TAX CODE, THEY MUST DIRECTLY ENHANCE AND PROMOTE TOURISM. THEY MUST EVERY EXPENDITURE MUST CLEARLY FIT [00:15:01] INTO ONE OF THESE CATEGORIES. THE MAJORITY OF OURS FALL UNDER NUMBER 3, ADVERTISING PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES. AND THEY MUST PRESENT REASONABLE EVIDENCE THAT PROJECT THE PROJECT OR EVENT HAS THE ABILITY TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT STAYS. THE POLICY REQUIREMENTS: THE RECIPIENTS MUST EXPLORE LOCAL BUSINESSES FOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WHEN EXPENDING HOT FUNDS. ADVERTISING SHOULD BE TARGET AUDIENCES OUTSIDE THE 50-MILE RADIUS FROM OUR COMMUNITY. ALL PRINTED MATERIALS ADVERTISING EVENTS SHOULD HAVE 'IN PARTNERSHIP WITH' 'MADE POSSIBLE BY' WITH THE CITY LOGO. GRANTS ARE PAID VIA REIMBURSEMENT, SO THERE'S AN AFTER-EVENT FORM THAT IS FILLED OUT WITH ALL OF THEIR EXPENSES AND ADVERTISING. WE MAKE SURE THAT IT QUALIFIES, AND WE GIVE BACK WE REIMBURSE UP TO THEIR GRANT AWARD. BUT, YOU KNOW, IF IT COMES UP SHORT OF, SAY, LIKE $5,000 WHAT THEY WERE AWARDED, AND IT'S ONLY $3,000, THEN WE'RE ONLY REIMBURSING THE $3,000. POLICY HIGHLIGHTS. MARKETING FUNDED WITH HOT GRANTS SHOULD TARGET VISITORS OUTSIDE THAT 50-MILE RADIUS WHO ARE LIKELY TO STAY OVERNIGHT. MULTI-DAY EVENTS ARE GIVEN PRIORITY DUE TO GREATER POTENTIAL FOR OVERNIGHT STAYS. AGAIN, ALL THE MARKETING MATERIALS SHOULD INCLUDE THE EXPLORE BURLESON LOGO WHEN POSSIBLE AND THE LINK TO VISIT BURLESON LANDING PAGE AND LOCAL HOTEL INFORMATION. $50,000 WILL BE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO GRANT AWARDS ANNUALLY. THAT WAS A CHANGE IN THE POLICY EARLIER THIS YEAR. ALL EVENTS RECEIVING A GRANT AWARD SHALL HOST EVENT IN A DEDICATED EVENT SPACE, SO THE PLAZA, LOST OAK WINERY, JELLYSTONE PARK, STANDARD CHISNALL, BURLESON EVENT CENTER, OR ANY CITY-OWNED PARK. SO THE TIMELINE: APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED, THEY'RE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY BY CITY COUNCIL. GRANT RECIPIENTS WILL ATTEND A MANDATORY MEETING OUTLINING CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. THE EVENT IS HOSTED, THEN THAT POST-EVENT FORM IS SUBMITTED TO CITY STAFF FOR REVIEW. RECEIPTS ARE REVIEWED TO CONFIRM ELIGIBILITY, THEN THE APPLICANT IS ISSUED THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR ELIGIBLE EXPENSES UP TO THE APPROVED GRANT AMOUNT. SO THIS YEAR WE RECEIVED GRANTS FROM THE ONES LISTED HERE THAT YOU CAN SEE. THE GRANT REQUEST TOTAL IS $98,400. COUPLE OF NEW EVENTS, LUMBERYARD, THE CRAWFISH COOKOUT, LANTERNS IN BLOOM FESTIVAL THAT HAPPENED IN MAY OF 2027. TOP GUN EVENTS IS A MULTI-DAY BASEBALL TOURNAMENT THAT'S MOVING FROM GRAPEVINE TO CHISENHALL FIELDS. SO THAT'S A GREAT ONE THAT WE GOT SUBMITTED ON. HERE'S JUST A SYNOPSIS OF EACH ONE OF THEM. THIS IS THE FIRST ANNUAL EVENT FOR THE LUMBERYARD CRAWFISH COOKOUT. THEY REQUESTED $10,000 FOR ADVERTISEMENT. LANTERNS IN BLOOM FESTIVAL, LOCAL LIFE MAGAZINE AND MARKETING THIS IS A FIRST ANNUAL EVENT. SHE DOES ONE IN THE FALL, SHE WANTS TO ADD ONE IN THE SPRING. REQUESTED GRANT IS $8,000 FOR ADVERTISING. HARVEST MOON FESTIVAL. THIS IS THE ONE THAT LOCAL LIFE DOES IN THE FALL. REQUESTED $8,000 FOR THIS EVENT AS WELL. NORTH TEXAS WINE JAM. THIS IS A SUPPORTS A SECOND ANNUAL EVENT FEATURED. REQUESTED GRANT IS $20,000. THEIR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THEY THIS WILL BE A 2-DAY EVENT FEATURING MUSICAL ACTS, WINE TASTING, VENDOR SETUPS, ETC. SO MUCH LARGER EVENT THAN WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN THE PAST. AND THEY'VE GONE TO FROM A ONE-DAY TO A MULTI-DAY EVENT. LIGHT UP THE NIGHT, CENTER FOR ASD, THEY'RE REQUESTING $3,200 FOR THEIR EVENT THAT'S HOSTED AT THE BRIC. CENTER FOR ASD CHRISTMAS BALL ADDED THEY'RE ASKING FOR $3,200 HERE FOR REGIONAL OUTREACH PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDING TOYS FOR TOTS. EVENT TARGETS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND HOSTED AT A LOCAL EVENT VENUE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO BURLESON'S VISIBILITY AS A DESTINATION FOR INCLUSIVE EVENTS. THIS IS THE TOP GUN EVENTS, SUPPORT A MULTI-DAY SPORTING EVENT. I BELIEVE THE, THE EVENT IS A 3-DAY EVENT. YEAH, IT'S 3-DAY TOURNAMENT EVENT. IT'S 100+ TEAMS. THEY'RE, THEY'RE LOOKING TO USE CHISENHALL FIELD AS THE MAIN HOME BASE FOR THAT, BUT THEY WILL ALSO ACTUALLY UTILIZE MANSFIELD AND SOME OTHER FIELDS FOR THE AMOUNT OF THOSE TEAMS. CRAZY EIGHT MINISTRIES, CITY ON A HILL, THEY'RE REQUESTING $12,000. OCHO LOCO 5K, THIS IS CRAZY EIGHT MINISTRIES AS WELL, THEY'RE REQUESTING $5,000 FOR THEIR 5K EVENT. VINEYARD VIBES HARVEST HOUSE REQUESTING $9,000, THEIR ANNUAL COMMUNITY EVENT HELD AT LOST OAK. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: GIVEN PRIORITY [00:20:03] TO MULTI-DAY EVENTS AS DIRECTED BY THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE MULTI-DAY EVENTS AS REQUESTED AND DISPERSING THE REMAINING BUDGET OF $10,000 BETWEEN THE REMAINING EVENT APPLICATIONS. SO THE NORTH TEXAS WINE JAM TO GET $20,000, THE TOP GUN SPORTS EVENTS GETTING $20,000, AND ALL THE OTHER EVENT APPLICATIONS GETTING $1,250. SO HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT THE ACTION IS TO APPROVE, DENY, OR MODIFY A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE 27 HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUND GRANTS IN THE AMOUNT UP TO $50,000. ANYBODY? ALEX, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DID ON THIS AND TRYING TO ALLOCATE IT OUT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HIT THE MARKS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE MARKING. I KNOW FOR ME, WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THIS, I'M THINKING, OKAY, WHAT IS HEADS IN BEDS? WHAT IS BRINGING THEM THERE? AND YOU MADE THAT HAPPEN. SO I APPRECIATE THIS. YES, MA'AM. ANYONE ELSE? I SUPPORT STAFF'S PROPOSAL. THEN I'LL OPEN IT FOR A MOTION. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION BY VICTORIA, SECOND BY ALEXA. PLEASE VOTE. THANK YOU. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. [7.B.Consider and take possible action on a resolution approving several Old Town murals associated with the Echo Alley project. (Staff Contact: Tony D. McIlwain, Development Services Director)] THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO 7B, CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING SEVERAL OLD TOWN MURAL ASSOCIATED WITH THE ECHO ALLEY PROJECT. THE STAFF PRESENTER IS TONY MCELWAIN, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR. MR. MCELWAIN. THANK YOU, MS. CAMPOS. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, STAFF HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH SEVERAL OLD TOWN PROPERTY OWNERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS REGARDING THE OLD TOWN MURALS PROJECT, WHICH WE'RE CALLING ECHO ALLEY. WE COORDINATED EFFORTS PERTAINING TO THE PAINTING OF VARIOUS MURALS WITHIN OLD TOWN. THIS EFFORT HAS INVOLVED COUNCILMAN PHIL ANDERSON, LOCAL PROPERTY AND BUSINESS OWNERS, MR. AND MRS. BRAD AND K. RAY SMITH OF TILT VISION ART STUDIOS. AND BECAUSE COUNCILMEMBER PHIL ANDERSON HAS BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THIS, HE FELT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO STEP AWAY. THANK YOU. SERIES OF WESTERN-THEMED MURALS ARE BEING PROPOSED ON THE REAR AND SIDE EXTERIORS OF SEVERAL BUSINESSES ADJACENT TO THE NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY THAT RUNS BETWEEN WEST RENFROW STREET, SOUTH WILSON STREET, WEST ELLISON STREET, AND SOUTH MAIN STREET. AND THESE MURAL SIGNS ARE CONSIDERED WALL SIGNS, AND ACCORDING TO OUR CODE, WHEN IT REQUIRES ESSENTIALLY CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL, BUT ALSO THEY NEED TO ENHANCE THE CHARACTER AND PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE OF OLD TOWN. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE CITY'S REQUIREMENTS. THIS IS TAKEN VERBATIM FROM OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES. IT'S KIND OF WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T DO WITH MURAL SIGNS. SIZE, TEXT, AND SYMBOLS. AND WHAT TILT VISION ART STUDIOS IS PROPOSING ARE THESE ARTISTIC THEMES, BURLESON HERITAGE, TEXAS CATTLE DRIVE, SOUTHWEST LANDSCAPES, MUSIC AND CREATIVITY, CAMPFIRE STORYTELLING, NATIVE WILDLIFE. AND THEY PROJECT A PROJECT VALUE OF $350,000 TO $500,000. I JUST WANT TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD, ECHO ALLEY IS A PRIVATELY FUNDED VENTURE. THERE ARE NO CITY DOLLARS INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT. SO IF APPROVED BY COUNCIL, THE FOLLOWING OLD TOWN BUSINESSES HAVE AGREED TO RECEIVE NEW MURALS. I'LL READ THOSE INTO THE RECORD. OLD TEXAS BREWING COMPANY, THE GROOVY YOGA STUDIO, FRESCO'S COCINA MEXICANA, SERENDIPITY, GRUMPS BURGERS, KILLEN DENNIS LAW FIRM, MECCA FOX, AND ORTHODONTIST BY BERTHEN FLETCHER. THE NEXT FEW SLIDES HIGHLIGHT BEFORE AND AFTER, WITH THE AFTER PICTURES BEING CONCEPTUAL ART AS PROVIDED BY TILT VISION ART STUDIO. SO THIS IS 112 WEST ELLENSON OLD TEXAS BREWERY BREWING, EXCUSE ME. AND THIS IS WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WILL BE PROPOSED, A CATTLE DRIVE ON THE SIDE OF THAT WALL. GROOVY YOGA STUDIO WITH MORE TEXAS-THEMED MURALS BEING PROPOSED FOR THE BACK. FRESCOS, LITTLE LOWER-PROFILE BUILDING, BUT MR. SMITH IS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SOUTHWEST-THEMED. THESE ARE CONCEPTUAL. HE MAY, IN THE VEIN OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, SO [00:25:01] TO SPEAK, WITH THE ARTWORK, I THINK, IF THE MOTIVATION HITS. BUT THIS IS WHAT HE'S PROPOSING TO DO RIGHT NOW. SERENDIPITY. AND SO THIS IS A LANDSCAPE. PICTURE THAT YOU SEE DOES INCORPORATE THE AWNING, IF YOU WILL. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT IT GIVES YOU SOME IDEA OF WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO THE BACK OF THE BUILDING. GRUMPS, WHICH IS RECESSED FROM THE ALLEY, ALSO HAS A GATE AROUND IT. BUT YOU'RE LOOKING AT A SECOND-STORY MURAL, WHICH IS STATE OF TEXAS. KILLEN DENNIS LAW FIRM, WE'RE LOOKING AT A STOREFRONT THEME BEING PROPOSED THAT MIGHT WRAP THE BUILDING OR AT LEAST TWO FACADES OF THE BUILDING. MECCA FOX ALREADY HAS A CHECKERBOARD DISPLAY THAT FACES THE ALLEY. AND THOSE DISCUSSIONS THIS WAS AN EXAMPLE OF A TEXAS LAWMAN THAT WAS JUST DISCUSSED WITH THEM. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS ACTUALLY REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT WILL BE PLACED THERE, BUT IT GIVES YOU SOME IDEA OF THE VEIN IN WHICH HE'S PROCEEDING WITH THE ARTWORK. SO ORTHODONTIST BY BERTHEN FLETCHER, THE BUILDING ALREADY HAS A MURAL, VERY LARGE MURAL. AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS MR. SMITH HAS BEEN GIVEN DIRECTION ON WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL MURAL PLACED. IT WILL NOT INVOLVE PAINTING OVER ANY EXISTING ARTWORK. BUT YOU LOOK AT IT IN A MORE TEXAS-THEMED STOREFRONT FOR THIS PARTICULAR MURAL. SO REGARDING THE MURAL MAINTENANCE, ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF THESE MURALS WILL BE PRIVATELY FUNDED. THIS IS FROM OUR CODE. ESSENTIALLY, WHEN WE HAVE A FADING MURAL, WE TREAT IT JUST LIKE ANY OTHER SIGN IN CODE COMPLIANCE. WE'LL MAKE CONTACT WITH THE BUSINESS OWNER PROPERTY OWNER, BUSINESS OWNER. I WON'T READ THAT INTO YOU, BUT IT JUST GIVES YOU SOME IDEA THERE ARE ALREADY PROTECTIONS IN PLACE FOR THE MURALS WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY. BACK ON JUNE 23RD, WE BRIEFED THIS ITEM TO THE PUBLIC SPACES AND CULTURAL HERITAGE BOARD. THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF ECHO ALLEY WITH SUPPORT FOR EXPLORATION OF ADDITIONAL TEXAS-THEMED MURALS. STAFF IS OBVIOUSLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE WORK THAT COUNCILMAN ANDERSON AND THE BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE ENGAGED IN. WE'RE SUPPORTIVE OF ECHO ALLEY AS WELL. THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION. I ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ANYBODY? I THINK IT'S EXCITING, AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT COUNCILMEMBER ANDERSON AND STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS HAVE PUT INTO IT. I THINK IT'S EXCITING. MY KIDDOS TOOK PHOTOS DOWN HERE JUST THE OTHER DAY, AND YOU SEE PHOTOGRAPHY SESSIONS GOING ON ALL THE TIME IN OLD TOWN. THERE'S SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY TO UTILIZE THE BLANK SPACES AND MAKE IT ATTRACTIVE AND WELCOMING. I THINK THERE'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR HISTORY OF BURLESON AND NATURE, AND THERE'S JUST SO MUCH WE CAN HIGHLIGHT IN OUR COOL COMMUNITY, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. I'VE BEEN REITERATING WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I LOVE THE TEXAS THEME BEHIND IT, AND IT REALLY STANDS OUT BECAUSE THIS IS OLD TOWN, SO IT SHOWS OUR HISTORY, YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR HISTORY. I REALLY DID LIKE THE SHERIFF MARSHALL. I HOPE HE CAN BE IMPLEMENTED. AS A GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILD OF A MARSHALL, IT WOULD BE COOL TO HAVE IT ON THERE. JUST SAYING. ANYTHING ELSE? I'M READY FOR A MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION BY ALEXA AND A SECOND BY VICTORIA. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. [7.C.Consider and take possible action on proposed amendments to City Council Policy #32, Financial Policy, and City Council Policy #41, Debt Management Policy. (Staff Contact: Kevin Hennessey, Director of Finance)] THAT BRINGS US TO 7C, CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CITY COUNCIL POLICY 32, FINANCIAL POLICY. AND CITY COUNCIL POLICY NUMBER 41, DEBT MANAGEMENT POLICY. THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS KEVIN HENNESSY, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. MR. HENNESSY. THANK YOU, AMANDA. THANK YOU, AMANDA. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AS MENTIONED, WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THE FINANCIAL AND DEBT POLICY PROPOSED CHANGES. THIS WAS TAKEN TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AT THE END OF MAY. THERE'S A LOT OF CONTEXTUAL SLIDES IN THE REVIEW PORTION. I KNOW WE HAVE A LONG NIGHT AHEAD OF US, SO I'LL MOVE A LITTLE BIT QUICKER THROUGH THE REVIEW SLIDES, BUT I'M MORE THAN WILLING TO OBVIOUSLY TO SLOW DOWN AND SPEND AS MUCH TIME ON ANY SLIDE THAT YOU DESIRE TO DO SO. BUT I PLAN TO FOCUS MORE OF THE TIME ON THE REVIEW SLIDES OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES. SO AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE [00:30:02] FINANCIAL AND DEBT POLICY. THESE POLICIES ARE INTENDED TO ADAPT OVER TIME AS WE LOOK AT THEM ANNUALLY. COUNCIL ADOPTS THEM ANNUALLY, SO IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE CLARITY AND TRANSPARENCY EVERY YEAR AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. INCORPORATES UPDATES TO OUR INTERNAL PROCESSES AS WELL AS ENSURING THAT WE ARE BEING COMPLIANT WITH ALL OF THE AGENCIES IN WHICH WE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO. SO WE BEGIN WITH THE FINANCIAL POLICIES. SO THE FINANCIAL POLICIES HELP ENSURE THE CITY IS IN A GOOD POSITION LONG TERM. WE HAVE GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR HOW WE OPERATE AND HAVING THE GUIDANCE FOR OUR FUTURE PLANNING FOR OUR 5-YEAR FORECASTS AND HOW THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY DESIRES TO MOVE, AS WELL AS THOSE AFOREMENTIONED COMPLIANCES. AS THOSE THINGS CAN CHANGE REGULARLY. WE ENSURE OURS ARE UPDATED WITH THOSE GUIDANCES. THE POLICY IS PRETTY EXPANSIVE IN SCOPE. NOW WE DO AND LATER IN THIS PRESENTATION, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE DEBT POLICY. WE ALSO HAVE AN INVESTMENT POLICY THAT WILL BE COMING TO YOU IN AN UPCOMING MEETING. BUT IT IS ALSO HAS SOME TENETS IN THE FINANCIAL POLICY THAT GOVERNS THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT. SO THE GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT, SO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE DOES MEET AT LEAST QUARTERLY. THE COMMITTEE HERE HAS LISTED THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE COUNCIL ADOPTS THOSE POLICIES AND THE DIRECTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID POLICY. SO THAT SCOPE THAT WE JUST LOOKED AT A FEW SLIDES, WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH, THERE'S DETAIL ON EACH A PARTICULAR ONE, AND SO THESE ARE THE ONES THAT WE'LL MOVE THROUGH A LITTLE MORE QUICKLY. AND SO AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING STANDARDS, EXCUSE ME GUIDES, YOU KNOW, THE SELECTION OF THE AUDIT, HOW WE MOVE THROUGH THE AUDIT ANNUALLY. FINANCIAL REPORTING, THE PURSUIT OF THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT AND HOW WE MOVE THROUGH THE AUDIT PROJECT, AND NOT ONLY JUST DOING THE AUDIT ITSELF, ACTUALLY WORKING TOWARDS THAT REPORT AND ACCOMPLISHMENT THROUGH THE GFOA. OUR OPERATING BUDGET PROCESS, HOW WE PLAN OUR BUDGET AND MOVE THROUGH NOT ONLY THE BUDGET PROJECT BUT OUR 5-YEAR FORECAST, SO WE ARE PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE AS WELL. SO IT ALSO MENTIONS AND DISCUSSES THE STRUCTURE AND CONTROLS OF THE BUDGET. MONTHLY REPORTING AND HOW WE MOVE OUR ENCUMBRANCES FROM FISCAL YEAR TO FISCAL YEAR. ALSO SOME GUIDANCE FOR REVENUE MANAGEMENT, THINGS LIKE ONE-TIME REVENUES ARE RESTRICTED FOR ONE-TIME EXPENDITURES AND SOME BEST PRACTICES ALONG THOSE LINES. THE POLICY DISCUSSES PROPERTY TAXES AND UTILITY RATES. AND HAS SOME GUIDANCE FOR, FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE THINGS AND HOW WE PROCESS OUR INVOICES AND MAKE PAYMENTS TO OUR VENDORS. INCLUDES DISCUSSIONS ON ASSET MANAGEMENT WITH IDLE CASH DOWN TO FIXED ASSETS, AS WELL AS INVENTORY. OUR CIP, THAT 5-YEAR PLAN THAT WE HAVE AND ADOPT ANNUALLY, AND THEN WORKING TOWARDS FINANCIAL STABILITY AND OUR RESERVE POLICIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, HIGHLIGHTING THE 20% OF EXPENDITURES FOR THE GENERAL FUND, AND UTILITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDS. DEBT AND TREASURY MANAGEMENT. SO IT DOES COVER THOSE, AND WE HAVE MORE NUANCED POLICIES FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE. AND THEN INTERNAL CONTROLS, ENSURING THAT WE HAVE THOSE IN PLACE, TO PROTECT OUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS THE CITY. AND STAFFING, TRAINING, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ENSURING THAT OUR TEAM IS KEEPING UP WITH ALL OF THE CHANGES IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD WITH THE GOAL OF TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY. SO THE RECOMMENDED UPDATES. WE HAVE JUST SOME MINOR UPDATES. SO FOR THE EXPENDITURE CONTROL, THE EQUIPMENT FINANCING, AND WE MADE SOME SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS SO THAT THIS DOES ALIGN WITH OUR ERF POLICY. SO [00:35:01] VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT WITH A REPLACEMENT COST OF GREATER THAN $300,000 WILL BE FUNDED BY THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, AND THE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT WILL NOT EXCEED THE UNIT'S USEFUL LIFE. ON TOP OF THAT, JUST SOME MINOR UPDATES TO THE TERMINOLOGY JUST FOR CONSISTENCY. THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENT. THE NAME OF THAT REPORT CHANGED JUST A FEW YEARS AGO, AND SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT THAT COMPLETELY IS, IS, THE SAME THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT. AND THAT CONCLUDES THE, THE PROPOSED CHANGES FOR THE FINANCIAL POLICY. SO THIS MOVES US INTO OUR DEBT MANAGEMENT POLICY. SO THE PURPOSE OF OUR DEBT MANAGEMENT POLICY IS TO, TO ENSURE, THE PARAMETERS FOR ISSUANCE AND THE MANAGEMENT OF THAT DEBT, HOW THE CITY WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR DEBT ISSUANCES, ENSURING TRANSPARENCY, CONTINUITY, AND FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY. AND HERE'S THE OBJECTIVES OF THE POLICY. ALSO HAS A STATEMENT. AND AUTHORITY GIVEN TO THE DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS. AND THIS SPECIFIES THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE USING THIS FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS OR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON ASSETS. AND THEN AS I GET SOME GUIDANCE ON MINIMUM NET PRESENT VALUE FOR REFUNDINGS. SO RECOMMENDED CHANGES, AGAIN, WE HAVE SOME MINOR RECOMMENDED CHANGES. FOR THIS ONE HERE, IT'S JUST QUALIFYING THE TERM TO NET PRESENT VALUES AND THEN ADJUSTING THE WORD PARTICULAR TO OVERALL. AND THEN THE SECOND CHANGE IS RELATED TO THE PARAMETER ORDINANCE WHEN IT COMES TO ISSUING DEBT TO GIVE THE CITY STAFF THE BEST ABILITY TO CAPTURE THE BEST INTEREST RATE AND HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY NOT TO HAVE TO BE LOCKED DOWN TO THE NIGHT OF A MEETING. BUT IT'S TO MAXIMIZE MARKET AGILITY AND ACHIEVE THE LOWEST TRUE INTEREST COST. THE CITY MAY ELECT TO USE A PARAMETER ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF DEBT OBLIGATIONS. SUCH AN ORDINANCE SHALL DELEGATE THE AUTHORITY TO A DESIGNATED PRICING OFFICER TO EXECUTE THE FINAL SALE OF THE BONDS, PROVIDED THAT THE FINAL TERMS, INCLUDING MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE, MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT, AND EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY, FALL WITHIN THE SPECIFIC LIMITS ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY COUNCIL WITH THAT ORDINANCE. AND WITH THAT, I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? I MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY ADAM, A SECOND BY VICTORIA. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS. [7.D.Consider and take possible action on a resolution for a nomination to the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool Board of Trustees 2026 Term. (Staff Contact: Janalea Hembree, Director of Strategy and Innovation)] THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO 7D, CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION FOR A NOMINATION TO THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RISK POOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2026 TERM. THE STAFF PRESENTED THIS EVENING IS ANNALEE HUMBREY, DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND INNOVATION. THANK YOU, AMANDA. SO TODAY I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RISK POOL AND THE BOARD NOMINATIONS. SO IN 1973, THE LEGISLATION REQUIRED CITIES TO PROVIDE WORKERS' COMPENSATION. AT THAT SAME TIME, THEY ALSO PROVIDED US AN AVENUE TO CREATE A POOL TO HELP WITH THAT COST. SO THE TML POOL IS APPROXIMATELY 2,700 LOCAL GOVERNMENT, UTILIZING THE STRENGTH OF NUMBERS TO PROVIDE THE BEST COST FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION, LIABILITY, AND PROPERTY INSURANCE. THE CITY OF BURLESON IS A MEMBER, AND WE DO UTILIZE ALL COVERS OFFERED. THE BOARD OF THE TML RISK POOL IS 15 MEMBERS. NO PARTICULAR REGION IS REQUIRED TO HOLD A PLACE ON THE BOARD. THERE IS 12 MEMBERS THAT ARE ELECTED OR CITY OFFICIALS THERE ARE NO RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS. 3 OF THOSE MEMBERS ARE 3 MEMBERS ARE ELECTED AT LARGE AND APPOINTED AT THE BOARD. THEY ARE 6-YEAR STAGGERED TERMS, AND THERE IS A CHAIR AND A VICE CHAIR THAT ARE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS. SO THESE ARE THE CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS. AS YOU CAN SEE, PLACES 1 THROUGH 5 ARE ABOUT TO EXPIRE. 5 IS AN APPOINTED MEMBER BY THE BOARD. PLACES 1 THROUGH 4 IS WHAT WE WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. EACH BOARD MEMBER IS ELECTED TO A DESIGNATED PLACE ON THE BOARD. YOU HAVE TO BE SPECIFIC IN YOUR NOMINATION AND SHOW WHAT PLACE YOU ARE NOMINATING SOMEBODY FOR. EACH POOL MEMBER MAY NOMINATE ONLY ONE PERSON FOR THE ELECTION, NOT ONE PERSON PER PLACE. NOMINATIONS MUST BE MAILED IN WITH A SHORT BIO [00:40:01] OF OUR NOMINATION. IF YOU GUYS CHOOSE TO MAKE A NOMINATION, YOU WOULD DISCUSS THOSE OPTIONS TONIGHT. NOMINATIONS ARE DUE BACK TO THEM BY AUGUST 2ND. BALLOTS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BACK TO US, TO EACH FULL MEMBER, AND TO TAKE A VOTE. AND THEN I WILL BRING THAT BALLOT BACK TO YOU TO VOTE. YOU DO NOT MAKE A NEED TO MAKE A NOMINATION IN ORDER TO VOTE. SO YOU CAN CHOOSE TO TAKE NO ACTION TODAY, BUT I WILL STILL BRING BACK THE BALLOT FOR YOU GUYS TO MAKE VOTES IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO. DOES ANYBODY HAVE A DESIRE TO HAVE A NOMINATION? ANYBODY WANT TO NOMINATE DAN? THAT'D WAKE HIM UP, WOULDN'T IT? WHAT DO YOU NEED NOW? IF YOU GUYS WANT TO MAKE A NOMINATION, OR YOU CAN CHOOSE TO TO TAKE NO ACTION. NO ACTION. NO ACTION. THANK YOU. BUT THANKS, HARLAN, FOR SERVING [7.E.Consider and take possible action on Council Policy #17, Establishing City Council Rules of Procedure for City Council Meetings, Section II Meeting Agendas. (Staff Contact: Amanda Campos, City Secretary)] ON THAT RISK-FULL BOARD. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO 7E, CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON COUNCIL POLICY NUMBER 17, ESTABLISHING CITY COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, SECTION 2, MEETING AGENDAS. STAFF PRESENTER THIS THIS EVENING IS MYSELF, AMANDA CAMPOS, CITY SECRETARY. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK. I'M SORRY, AFTER THIS ITEM WE'LL TAKE A BREAK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. BEFORE YOU IS COUNCIL POLICY 17. COUNCIL POLICY 17 HAS 7 PARTS TO THE EXISTING POLICY. WE WILL NOT BE LOOKING AT ALL 7 PARTS. I KNOW YOU WERE DYING FOR THAT, BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT SECTION 2 IN PARTICULAR TITLED MEETING AGENDAS. UNDER MEETING AGENDAS, WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO NARROW THAT DOWN TO SECTION B, WHICH IS PLACING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. AND THERE IS 3 SUBSECTIONS UNDER THERE. THE FIRST ONE IS THAT HOW WE CAN REQUEST SOMETHING TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS. ANY ONE COUNCIL MEMBER CAN ASK DURING THE PORTION OF THE MEETING THAT ASKS IF YOU WANT ANY FUTURE COUNCIL ITEMS, OR YOU CAN DO IN WRITING 10 DAYS PRIOR TO 10 BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, OR THE CITY MANAGER UNDER HERE, ITEM 3, WHICH IS THE ONE THAT WE'LL DISCUSS, AND THAT IS THAT THE CITY MANAGER SHALL ADD TO THE AGENDA IF THERE'S AN ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT ASKS ASKS FOR AN ACTION, THAT THE COST IS BEYOND THE APPROVED BUDGET, AND IT'S NOT HAVING TO DO WITH ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OR NORMAL OPERATIONS OF THE CITY. THIS IS IN TO ENSURE COMPLETE TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICIENCY BUDGET OVERSIGHT. THIS WAS ASKED TO BE PUT ON THE AGENDA, SO I WOULD ASK THAT COUNCIL DISCUSS THIS ITEM. I HAVE NO RECOMMENDATIONS. SO I'M THE ONE THAT ASKED TO BE PUT SO WE'LL JUST GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY. WE HAD, WE JUST HAD SOME EVENTS COME UP THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE AND THEY WERE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE BUDGET AND DIDN'T REALLY FALL INTO THIS PARTICULAR POLICY. AND SO I WANTED TO BRING IT UP JUST TO DISCUSS THE ABILITY TO MAYBE ADAPT IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS IF THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS DEEMED OKAY, AND MAYBE ALLOW A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY ON THE CITY MANAGER'S SIDE. I KNOW THIS WAS PUT IN MORE RECENTLY, I THINK WITHIN THE LAST 3 YEARS IT WAS PUT IN, BUT JUST TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT THIS ONE PARTICULAR, YOU CAN REALLY READ INTO THAT BECAUSE I THINK ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS IT'S NOT JUST US, IT'S OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS AS WELL? CORRECT. I THINK WE WOULD ALL READ THAT AS ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS. SO IF THE COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIAL CAME FORWARD OR STATE, ANYWHERE AROUND THERE, SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH I WOULD THINK SHOULD HAVE NO BEARING ON OUR OWN CITY BUDGET, YOU KNOW, LET'S AT LEAST CHANGE THAT. REALLY, IT'S YOU KNOW, IS IT SOMETHING WE WANT TO ALLOW IF SOMETHING COMES UP AND TOMMY DEEMS IT APPROPRIATE AND HE CAN GO AHEAD WITH IT'S WITHIN HIS AUTHORITY TO ALLOW TO FUND SOMETHING AND THEN WE BRING IT AT A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING JUST FOR RATIFICATION PURPOSES, OR, OR WHAT? YOU KNOW, WE ALREADY ALLOW HIM UP TO $100,000 BUT IT'S OF COURSE BUDGETED ITEMS. AND OR DO WE WANT TO CREATE A SEPARATE BUDGET ITEM WITH, YOU KNOW, $5,000 OR $10,000 THAT [00:45:01] COULD BE ALLOWED FOR ONE-OFFS, DISCRETIONARY FUNDS? BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THAT IS A REAL POPULAR CHOICE EITHER. YEAH, I THINK ANYWAY, JUST BRINGING THIS UP, THE REASON I SUPPORTED THIS IS BECAUSE IN THE PAST, PREVIOUS UNDER PREVIOUS MANAGEMENT, IT SEEMED LIKE SOME THINGS WERE SOMETIMES APPROVED THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THE PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER FELT PRESSURE TO SAY YES BECAUSE OF THE INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS ASKING THEM. IT WAS MORE LIKE WE JUST DIDN'T, AS THE REMAINING COUNCIL MEMBERS, DIDN'T NECESSARILY KNOW WHEN SOMETHING WAS DONE. AND THIS WASN'T LIKE SOMETHING SMALL, LIKE FILLING A POTHOLE THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ANYWAY. THIS WOULD BE I DON'T REALLY HAVE AN EXAMPLE. I JUST REMEMBER KIND OF BEING SURPRISED OF LIKE, OKAY, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WE DID THAT. AND WHAT WAS THE RATIONALE BEHIND THAT? I THINK THAT THIS WAS GIVING SOME ASSURANCE TO THE CITY MANAGER THAT YOU'RE NOT THAT WE DON'T WANT YOU PUT IN AND WE DON'T WANT THE INDIVIDUAL SITTING IN THIS SEAT PUT IN AWKWARD SITUATIONS OF HAVING TO JUST, YOU KNOW, LIKE JUMP ANYTIME ANY COUNCILPERSON, OR ACCORDING TO THIS, ANY ELECTED OFFICIAL, REQUESTED SOMETHING. BUT I DO THINK WE NEED TO HAVE WE HIRE AND FIRE THIS INDIVIDUAL, BUT WE ENTRUST IN HIM A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY. AND I THINK WHEN THERE ARE ONE-OFFS THAT ARE GOING TO POP UP, AND THEY WILL, THINGS WILL POP UP THAT WE DIDN'T FORESEE A YEAR IN ADVANCE, THAT AREN'T, YOU KNOW, LIKE, MAY I CONSIDER $100,000 A MAJOR EXPENSE, BUT I MEAN, THERE'S GOING TO BE THINGS THAT ARE WELL UNDER THAT THAT ARE JUST KIND OF LIKE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE DIDN'T FORECAST BUT WOULD BE A GREAT THING TO CAPITALIZE ON. AND I THINK TO TOMMY'S CREDIT, HE DOES MORE THAN JUST SAY, WELL, ME, MYSELF, AND I THINK THIS. HE TALKS TO OTHER HE TALKS TO THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGERS AND HE TALKS TO DIRECTORS BELOW TO SEE SAY, IS THIS A GOOD THING OR IS IT, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT WE JUST HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE FUTURE? I THINK WE HAVE TO GIVE HIM A LITTLE CREDIT, A LITTLE DISCRETION. THERE'S A REASON HE'S DOING THIS JOB, AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE MY THUMB ON THIS POSITION. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT'S MY ROLE. MY ROLE IS THE 30,000-FOOT VIEW, LOOK AT POLICY, HOW ARE WE OPERATING AS A CITY, AND ARE WE FORECASTING AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. AND IF WE'RE CONSTANTLY CONSTANTLY NITPICKING JUST SOME A DECISION THAT'S A COMMUNITY EVENT THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE ON BOARD WITH ACROSS THE CITY, OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT'S A PET PROJECT? I MEAN, I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE CORNERED TO FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO SAY YES TO EVERYTHING, BUT I AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO DO PET PROJECTS FOR PEOPLE, BUT THERE ARE GOING TO BE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WHAT STUNK ABOUT THE WORLD WATCH PARTY THING WAS THAT IT CAME FROM A COUNCILPERSON, BUT IT DIDN'T HAVE TO. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT STAFF COULD HAVE INITIATED, AND JUST BECAUSE A COUNCILPERSON TOUCHED IT, IT WAS LIKE IT HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS WHOLE DREDGING OF THINGS, AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO HOLD UP THE CREATIVITY AND, AND DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE CITY COULD CAPITALIZE ON. I'VE KIND OF RAMBLED, BUT BACK WHEN I SUPPORTED THIS, AND, AND I STILL DO, IT WAS THAT, THAT I DIDN'T LIKE THE FEELING OF A CITY MANAGER BEING CORNERED AND HAVING TO DO SPECIAL THINGS AT ANY ONE PERSON'S REQUEST. AND WE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK AND RATIFY THINGS, BUT I THINK THAT THERE WE'VE ALREADY HE HAS THAT $100,000 THRESHOLD AND HE CAN DO THINGS BELOW, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE DON'T REALLY GIVE HIM THAT WHEN WE SAY, BUT WE HAVE TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING. AND SOMETIMES THAT MAY NOT EVEN WORK. YOU KNOW, 3 OF US WERE OUT OF TOWN OR 4 OF US ENDED UP NOT BEING AVAILABLE. AND SO WE COULDN'T EVEN DO THAT. AND THEN IT ENDED UP BEING NOT EVEN BY THE TIME WE WERE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT IT, IT WASN'T EVEN WORTH IT TO TALK ABOUT. AND I DON'T WANT US TO MISS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE'RE STUCK, WE'RE BOGGED DOWN BUREAUCRACY SOMETIMES ABOUT PETTY STUFF. OH, SORRY. OH, GO AHEAD. NO, GO AHEAD. ON THIS ONE, THIS WAS BEFORE I WAS ON COUNCIL. SO MANY THINGS WERE POINTED OUT IN THIS, SIMILAR TO WHAT VICTORIA WAS JUST SAYING. TOMMY DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB AND THE FACT THAT THE OTHER PART IS, OKAY, WE DON'T KNOW 3 YEARS FROM NOW WHO'S GOING TO BE SITTING IN THAT POSITION, WHO'S GOING TO BE SITTING IN THESE POSITIONS, BUT I FEEL LIKE HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE A DECISION. AND THE FACT THAT WHENEVER TOMMY DOES MAKE, MAKE DECISIONS OR HAS A THOUGHT ABOUT SOMETHING, [00:50:02] HE CALLS EACH ONE OF US. HE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND AND HE LETTING US KNOW WHAT IS THIS IS WHAT I'M THINKING. THIS IS IN ALL WAYS. HE KEEPS IT VERY WELL-ROUNDED AND DOESN'T TELL US THIS IS WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO. HE'S NEVER DONE THAT. I THINK THAT THIS IS TO ME WHEN I'M READING THIS, AND PLEASE KNOW THAT I AM VERY ANTI-MICROMANAGEMENT. THIS SEEMS VERY MICROMANAGEMENT, AND I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE HIS HANDS TIED ON THIS WHEN HE COULD MAKE A DECISION THAT FITS INTO ALL OF THE CRITERIA OF HIS POSITION. THAT'S MY TWO CENTS. VICTORIA IS RIGHT. THE REASON THIS WAS PUT IN HERE WAS TO SAFEGUARD, AND WE DON'T NEED IT NOW. WE DON'T. THIS MAN HAS PROVEN HIMSELF TO BE A TEAM PLAYER. HE DOESN'T PICK FAVORITES. WE DON'T NEED IT RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT DOESN'T LEAVE SOMETHING OFF THE TABLE HERE IN THE FACT THAT THE NEXT GUY, WE MIGHT NEED IT. AND ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE REALIZED IN THIS JOB IS REALLY YOU DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE ANY GOOD FOR A WHILE. YOU KNOW, SO RIGHT NOW THIS DOESN'T NEED TO BE CHANGED. DOES THIS NEED TO BE BROUGHT BACK WHEN WE HAVE ANOTHER MANAGER? I DON'T KNOW. I PROBABLY WON'T BE HERE. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. THIS WAS NEEDED AT THE TIME. IT'S NOT NEEDED ANYMORE. I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE TOMMY MORE CONTROL OF WHAT IT HE'S GOING TO CALL US. HE'S GOING TO ASK EVERYONE HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT IT, HOW YOU'RE DOING THIS. I DON'T HAVE A AN INKLING IN THE WORLD OF NOT TRUSTING THIS MAN. SO YEAH, WE DON'T NEED THIS RIGHT NOW, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE A SAFEGUARD LATER ON. WE MIGHT NEED TO BRING IT BACK. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'LL DO THAT, BUT I THINK IT'S NEEDED TO DO A REVIEW OF SOME TYPE. AND YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE AT THE TIME. SO I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR TOMMY. IF WE CHANGE THIS, IF WE ELIMINATE THIS AND WE JUST PUT FOR RATIFICATION, MODIFICATION, THEN IF YOU WERE TO MAKE A CALL, THEN ON THE NEXT AGENDA IT WOULD GO ON THERE FOR US TO LOOK AT TO RATIFY. I THINK IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU GUYS MAKE THE REVISIONS. SO IF WE'RE TALKING IN A UNIVERSE OF NOT AN ELECTED OFFICIAL REQUEST, I HAVE THE AUTHORITY BASED ON MY PURCHASING AUTHORITY AND OVERSIGHT OF THE BUDGET TO DO THESE ANYTHING ON MY OWN. SUBJECT TO IF I NEED A NEW APPROPRIATION. SO IF I NEEDED A BUDGET AMENDMENT AND IT WAS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE BUDGET AND WHEN I SAY BUDGET, I DON'T NECESSARILY MEAN A SPECIFIC LINE ITEM WITHIN THE BUDGET. I HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGETARY CONTROL OVER THE BUDGET TO DETERMINE IF I'M GOING TO SHIFT FUNDS FROM SOMETHING TO USE CONTINGENCY FUNDS, ETC. IF IT WAS AN EMERGENCY PURCHASE THAT EXCEEDED MY AUTHORITY, I WOULD ALWAYS BRING A RATIFICATION ACTION BACK. SO I THINK IT DEPENDS ON THE WORDING THAT YOU CHANGE HERE, BECAUSE IF YOU LEAVE SOMETHING ABOUT AN ELECTED OFFICIAL REQUEST WITH, WITH RESPECT TO THE COUNCIL, EVEN IF I GET A REQUEST FROM A COUNCIL MEMBER, IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT I'M GOING TO DO THAT REQUEST, BECAUSE THERE MAY BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE REASON WHY I DON'T THINK THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE IT, OR IT MAY BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE REASON IN WHICH I DON'T THINK IT'S THE THE RIGHT IDEA. SO UNLESS THE FULL COUNCIL IS TELLING ME A POLICY DECISION, THEN THE COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE THAT SPECIFIC PURVIEW. BUT IT WOULDN'T NECESSITATE THAT I WOULDN'T BRING SOMETHING BACK FOR RATIFICATION. AND ALAN, IF YOU FEEL DIFFERENTLY, I'D ASK YOU TO CHIME IN. I AGREE WITH EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. IT'S ON. I WOULD LIKE TO BE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL UNDERSTANDS THIS IS BUILT WITH INHERENT GRAY AREA IN TERMS OF HOW OUR GOVERNMENT IS STRUCTURED. AND YOU ALL HAVE TO UNDERSTAND IT. AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE RELY ON THE INTEGRITY OF THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS SYSTEM WORKS. BECAUSE ALTHOUGH, AS THIS STATES, THE CITY MANAGER SHALL ADD TO THE AGENDA ALL ELECTED OFFICIAL-INITIATED REQUESTS FOR ACTION, POINT IS, YOU WEAR TWO HATS. YOU ARE ELECTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. LEGISLATORS WHO REPRESENT CONSTITUENCIES IN THE CITY. IF YOU MAKE A REQUEST AS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU KNOW, CITY MANAGER, AS COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 3, I'M ASKING THAT YOU DO THIS OFFICIALLY. HE'S GOT TO CONFORM TO THIS. BUT THERE ARE GOING TO BE TIMES THAT HE RUNS INTO DAN MCCLENDON WALKING ACROSS THE PARKING LOT, AND DAN SAYS, YOU KNOW, I WAS WATCHING THE CREWS AND MY GUYS HAVE HAD BETTER LUCK PUTTING MORE LIME BEFORE THEY STABILIZE WITH SOMETHING ELSE. YOU MIGHT TALK TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTORS ABOUT IT. THAT'S NOT A REQUEST FROM A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR A SPECIFIC ACTION. IT'S A FIRST AMENDMENT FREEDOM OF SPEECH STATEMENT BY A CITIZEN OF THE CITY MAKING [00:55:01] AN OBSERVATION ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HE OR SHE HAS OBSERVED. THAT SO THE CITY MANAGER HAS TO MAKE A JUDGMENT CALL WHEN THESE THINGS COME UP. IS A COUNCIL MEMBER SPEAKING IN THEIR OFFICIAL IN A COUNCIL CAPACITY ASKING HIM OR THE STAFF TO DO SOMETHING, OR ARE THEY BEING A CITIZEN OF THE CITY SIMPLY MAKING AN OBSERVATION OF IT? HEY, WOULD IT BE A GREAT IDEA IF WE DRESSED UP MORE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ON THE WATER TOWER? MAYBE THAT WOULD LOOK BETTER. JUST AS ANY CITIZEN CAN MAKE A STATEMENT, AND THE CITY MANAGER HAS TO MAKE A JUDGMENT, IS THIS A COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTING THAT WE BEGIN TO LOOK AT SOMETHING? THAT'S REALLY THE TRIGGER HERE. AND BY THE WAY, TOMMY DOES THAT TO US. HE SAYS, IS THIS A ARE YOU MAKING THIS REQUEST AS A COUNCIL PERSON? I'M LIKE, SOMETIMES YES, ACTUALLY I'D LIKE THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA. AND SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE, NO, IT'S JUST VICTORIA JOHNSON THAT LIVES IN PLANTATION THAT FEELS LIKE I REALLY WISH WE WOULD RECONSIDER SPEED BUMP. AND HE'S DOING THAT FOR A VERY GOOD REASON, TO BE SURE HE'S CLEAR ON WHAT HE IS LOOKING AT. IT SOUNDS LIKE I MIGHT HAVE MISSED A CONVERSATION BEFORE THE MEETING OR SOMETHING. AND I'M LOST, TERRY. ARE WE WANTING TO ELIMINATE 2B3? ARE WE WANTING TO CHANGE IT? THAT'S THE OPTION, IS ALL OF THE ABOVE. YOU CAN ELIMINATE IT, WE CAN AMEND IT, OR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER. I MEAN, I'M I GUESS I WOULD BE FOR ELIMINATING THAT PARAGRAPH ALTOGETHER. AND THE MAYOR'S RIGHT, YOU KNOW, IF WHILE WE'RE STILL HERE, IF WE END UP HAVING ANOTHER CITY MANAGER, YOU JUST PUT IT RIGHT BACK IN PLACE UNTIL YOU BUT TOMMY'S BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH. I THINK HE'S GOING TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA. IF THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THIS IS REALLY FOR THINGS THAT COME UP THAT YOU JUST DIDN'T EXPECT AND THEY'RE NOT IN THE BUDGET AND YOU'VE GOT NO TIME TO CALL A COUNCIL MEETING BECAUSE NOW YOU HAVE TO HAVE HOW MANY BUSINESS DAYS FOR AN AGENDA? 3 BUSINESS DAYS. 3 FULL BUSINESS DAYS. CAN'T BE A HOLIDAY. IT BE THE WEEKEND. I MEAN, THERE'S SO MUCH CONSTRAINT, BUT THERE'S THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO COME UP IN THIS COMMUNITY. WE'RE THRIVING, NEAT OPPORTUNITIES PRESENT THEMSELVES. AND AS I MENTIONED, I JUST TRULY HAVE FAITH IN TOMMY IN THE POSITION THAT WE'VE HIRED HIM TO DO. AND THEN IF THAT COMES INTO QUESTION, WE KNOW THE TOOLS TO REMEDY THAT. WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE. SO, AND THAT WAS SOMEBODY WHO TRULY WASN'T TRUSTWORTHY. AND SOMETIMES YOU DON'T ALL OF THAT'S NOT UNCOVERED UNTIL THEY'RE GONE. BUT I HAVE WATCHED HOW TOMMY OPERATES. HE CALLS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US. HE LETS YOU KNOW THAT HE'S CALLING, YOU KNOW, LIKE, OKAY, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE TALKED TO ME ABOUT THIS, BUT BY THE WAY, I HAVE TO CALL THE OTHER 6. I'M LIKE, OKAY. HE RUNS IT BY I BELIEVE IN THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE STAFF MEMBERS THAT HE PUTS IN POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP. AND SO I JUST THINK WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE CREDIT TO DO THE JOBS THAT HIRED THEM HIRED HIM TO DO, AND THEN THEREFORE THE PEOPLE THAT TRICKLE DOWN FROM THERE. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT THINGS THAT UNFORTUNATELY SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE SOMETHING MIGHT HAVE TO BE REVISITED BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN ILL INTENT BEFORE. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THE JOB THAT YOU DO, TOMMY, AND ALL THE BASES THAT YOU COVER. AND I KNOW YOU'RE, YOU'RE SERVING 7 DIFFERENT BOSSES, AND SO THAT'S A TOUGH POSITION POSITION TO BE IN, DIFFERENT WAYS ABOUT GOING ABOUT THINGS. BUT I APPRECIATE HOW TRANSPARENT AND TRUTHFUL YOU ALWAYS ARE AND UPFRONT. AND, AND THAT'S ALL WE CAN ASK OF YOU, RIGHT? TO SERVE THE CITIZENS TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE'S A PERSON UP HERE CURRENTLY THAT DOESN'T WANT THE BEST FOR THIS COMMUNITY. AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO SERVE IT AND GET DO A LITTLE FOR EVERYONE ACROSS THE BOARD. I'LL GO BACK TO A SAFEGUARD DOWN THE ROAD. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THIS. I REALLY DON'T. I WANT TO GET RID OF THIS, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE IT WORK. THERE'LL BE A WHOLE PROBABLY A WHOLE NOTHER COUNCIL UP HERE THAT HADN'T LIVED THROUGH IT, AND THEY'RE GOING TO REINVENT THE WHEEL ON THIS THING. BUT RIGHT NOW, WE DO NOT NEED THIS. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION ON IT? GO AHEAD. WELL, IT GETS A LITTLE CONFUSING WHEN YOU CREATE A POLICY AND PUT A TOGGLE SWITCH ON IT AND YOU START TAKING ONE ITEM IN AND OUT AND IN AND OUT. I KNOW THE NEXT COUNCIL, IF THERE IS A NEW COUNCIL, OR IT MAY BE THE SAME PEOPLE, I DON'T KNOW. IF IT IS A NEW COUNCIL, NEW CITY MANAGER, THEN THEY CAN JUST CHANGE IT. THEY HAVE THAT WILL, THAT WILL. BUT I DON'T WANT TO CREATE SOMETHING HERE THAT WE'RE GOING TO TOGGLE IN AND OUT. WE'VE ALREADY TOGGLED IT IN, WE'RE GOING TO TOGGLE IT OUT TO PROTECT FROM THE NEXT CITY MANAGER, THE NEXT COUNCIL. I'M OKAY FOR TAKING IT OUT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T SET US UP WHERE WE CAN MAKE UNILATERAL DECISIONS. I'M OKAY WITH TAKING ITEM 3 OUT. WE NEED A MOTION ON THIS. [01:00:04] YES, SIR, WE WILL NEED A MOTION. AND WHOEVER MAKES THE MOTION, TO BE SPECIFIC THAT IT'S SECTION 2 OF THE POLICY 17B, ITEM III, SO WE DON'T REMOVE THE WHOLE THING. YOU GOT IT, DAN? ADAM? HE'S GOT IT. SECTION 2B, III. YOU CAN SAY 3. IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? OKAY, WHENEVER ADAM'S READY. I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL POLICY 17 BY DELETING THE PARAGRAPH LOCATED AT SECTION 2, SUBSECTION B, PARAGRAPH 3, OTHERWISE KNOWN IN ROMAN NUMERALS AS III. THANK YOU. NEXT STEP, I NEED A SECOND. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY ADAM, A SECOND BY VICTORIA. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK FOR FOR 10 MINUTES. THAT'LL PUT US BACK HERE AT . PLEASE BE BACK. [8.A.Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction on prehospital whole blood program in the Fire/EMS Department. (Staff Contact: Josh Jacobs, Assistant Fire Chief)] THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 8, REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS. 8A IS TO RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION, AND PROVIDE DIRECTION ON PRE-HOSPITAL WHOLE BLOOD PROGRAM IN THE FIRE EMS DEPARTMENT. THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF JOSH JACOBS. APPRECIATE YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. JOSH JACOBS, ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF, AND I'M JOINED BY DR. DENNIS HASLAM, OUR CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER. HE'LL BE ASSISTING ME WITH THE PRESENTATION PRESENTATION TONIGHT. WE'RE HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT PREHOSPITAL WHOLE BLOOD PROGRAM. WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE BENEFITS AND THEN THE LOGISTICS. SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL WHOLE BLOOD, WHY IT MATTERS. THE IN AROUND 2014, THE RESUSCITATION FLUID OF CHOICE FOR OUR US MILITARY BECAME BLOOD IN THE FIELD FOR HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK. SO WHENEVER SOMEONE'S BLOOD PRESSURE IS LOW AND THEIR HEART RATE IS HIGH AND WE BELIEVE IT'S BECAUSE THEY'VE LOST BLOOD. SO IT'S, IT'S BEEN WELL OVER A DECADE THAT OUR MILITARY HAS RECOGNIZED THE BENEFITS OF IT. AND SO SOME OF THE REASONS WHEN YOU LOSE BLOOD ALL OF A SUDDEN, IF YOU REPLACE IT WITH SOMETHING OTHER THAN BLOOD, THERE ARE DEFICIENCIES AND YOU SEE MENTIONED THERE CIRCULATING VOLUME. YOU CAN INCREASE THE VOLUME BY ADDING FLUIDS. AND SO WE CARRY FLUIDS ON THE TRUCK THAT YOU CAN ADD VOLUME TO IT, BUT OXYGEN CARRYING CAPACITY AND ABILITY TO CLOT ARE SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO GET IF YOU GET EITHER WHOLE BLOOD OR THE APPROPRIATE COMPONENTS. SO IF WE COULD GO ON TO THE NEXT ONE. RIGHT HERE. MY BAD. SO THE CURRENT TREATMENT, TRADITIONAL EMS RELIES HEAVILY ON THE TWO FLUIDS THAT YOU SEE MENTIONED THERE, NORMAL SALINE AND LACTATED RINGERS. THE EMERGING RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE A REASON FOR HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK, THEY'VE LOST BLOOD, WHETHER THAT'S FROM TRAUMA OR A GASTROINTESTINAL BLEED, THAT THEIR SURVIVAL TO THE HOSPITAL MAY BE IMPROVED BY AS MUCH AS 48% IF THEY RECEIVE BLOOD IN THE PREHOSPITAL SETTING. THE REASONS YOU CAN SEE WHY WE BELIEVE THAT ADMINISTERING BLOOD INSTEAD OF FLUIDS COULD BE HELPFUL OR WOULD BE HELPFUL, BUT THE DATA IS NOW GETTING STRONGER AND STRONGER THAT IT IS HELPFUL. NOW THE DISCUSSION IS MORE AROUND WHAT'S THE MOST APPROPRIATE COMPONENT TO GIVE, WHOLE BLOOD VERSUS PACKED RED CELLS AND PLASMA, AS OPPOSED TO SHOULD WE BE GIVING IT IN THE FIELD. SO NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE JUST HAD AN ARTICLE EARLIER THIS YEAR IN MAY TRYING TO COMPARE BETWEEN THE TWO BECAUSE NOW IT'S BECOMING ESTABLISHED PRACTICE THAT GIVING BLOOD IN THE FIELD IS UNIVERSALLY AGREED TO. SO NATIONAL TRAUMA CARE IS CHANGING. THE MILITARY EXPERIENCE I ALLUDED TO. AND SO OVER HALF OF THE STATES IN THE U.S. NOW HAVE BLOOD PREHOSPITAL BLOOD PROGRAMS. AND SO THE RESEARCH SHOWING, AS I ALLUDED TO, LESS PEOPLE DYING WHEN THEY GET [01:05:01] TO THE HOSPITAL. SO YOU HAVE MORE PEOPLE SURVIVING FROM WHEN THE AMBULANCE PICKS THEM UP UNTIL THEY ARRIVE AT THE HOSPITAL, THEIR VITAL SIGNS ARE BETTER THAT'S THE LESS SHOCK ON ED ARRIVAL AND THEN BETTER EARLY RESUSCITATION AND LONG-TERM SURVIVAL AND MORBIDITY OUTCOMES. AND SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IMPROVEMENT IN MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY, THAT MEANS THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO SURVIVE AND THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO BE AS CLOSE TO THEIR ORIGINAL FUNCTIONING LEVEL AS CAN BE. SO THE ESTIMATES OUT THERE BY PEOPLE SMARTER THAN ME IS THAT BLOOD MAY SAVE UP TO 10,000 LIVES A YEAR IN OUR COUNTRY ALONE. AND SO THOSE ARE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS FINDINGS. THEY'RE THE ONES IN CHARGE OF OUR ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OUR DIFFERENT TRAUMA SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. AND SO UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO THE PREHOSPITAL BLOOD CAN SAVE AS MANY AS 10,000 LIVES IN THE UNITED STATES. AS I MENTIONED, IT'S NOT FULLY IMPLEMENTED ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS WE'D LIKE TO SEE IT, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF MOMENTUM BEHIND IT AND IT'S GROWING. AND TEXAS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE LEADERS IN THAT AND CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE LEADERS IN THAT AREA. SO I'LL TURN THINGS BACK OVER TO CHIEF JACOBS THIS TIME. SO TEXAS EMS ALLIANCE, WHO WE'RE A MEMBER OF, THEY ADVOCATE AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR EMS PURPOSES. THIS YEAR THEY WENT ASKING FOR THE LEGISLATURE FOR $4 MILLION FOR THIS BLOOD INITIATIVE, AND THE LEGISLATURE BELIEVED IN IT SO MUCH THAT THEY ACTUALLY AWARDED THEM $10 MILLION, WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND. AND THIS IS GOING TO BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE LOCAL RACS. WE'RE PART OF THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS TRAUMA REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND THE GOAL IS TO GET ONE UNIT OF BLOOD IN EVERY TEXAS COUNTY. NOW CHIEF DAVIS, CHIEF HALLMARK, DR. HASLAM WERE AHEAD OF THIS CURVE, AND WE'LL GET INTO WHAT THEY WERE PLANNING EARLIER, BUT THE TRAC REACHED OUT TO US DIRECTLY AND ASKED US TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE WE ARE THE LARGEST CITY IN THE COUNTY BECAUSE OF THE POPULATION IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE HERE. THEY'RE FAMILIAR WITH OUR EMS CAPABILITIES, AND BECAUSE OF OUR BATTALION CHIEF RESPONSE MODEL, WHICH I'LL GET INTO HERE IN A SECOND. SO IF WE ARE AWARDED THESE DOLLARS BY THE RAC, WHAT THEY WILL PROVIDE IS A COMPLETE SET OF THE WHOLE BLOOD STORAGE AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $17,000 AT NO COST TO THE CITY. THEY'LL ALSO GIVE US ACCESS TO IMPLEMENTATION RESOURCES LIKE PROTOCOLS AND SOP EXAMPLES, ACCESS TO THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD BANKS WHOLE BLOOD PROGRAM GUIDANCE. AND THIS WILL HELP WITH PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND COMPLIANCE. ADDITIONALLY, ANY OF THE PARTICIPATING AGENCIES WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR WHOLE BLOOD PRODUCT COST FOR THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACT, WHICH EXTENDS THROUGH AUGUST 29TH, 2027. SO OUR COMPONENT OF THIS, WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING AGREEMENTS WITH REGIONAL BLOOD SUPPLIERS LIKE CARTER BLOOD CARE AND BLOOD ROTATION PARTNERS. AND WE'RE ALREADY IN TALKS WITH THR DOWNTOWN. WE'RE ESTIMATING THAT THE OPERATIONAL ANNUAL COST OF THIS ANNUAL OPERATIONAL COST OF THIS IS GOING TO BE ABOUT $24,000, AND THAT INCLUDES THINGS LIKE BLOOD WARMING DISPOSABLE CARTRIDGES, THE TUBING SETS, IV SUPPLIES, TEMPERATURE MONITORING, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND AGAIN, IF WE'RE SELECTED, IF WE ADMINISTER WHOLE BLOOD IN THE FIELD, WE'LL BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH THE RAC ON THOSE UNITS. SO WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS REGIONAL MODEL. CHIEF DAVIS, CHIEF HALLMARK, AND DR. HASSELM, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING THE WHOLE BLOOD ON THE CHIEF VEHICLES. THAT'LL BE THE TAHOES THAT YOU SEE IN THE PICTURE, NOT ON THE ACTUAL AMBULANCES. AND THE REASON IS, THESE BATTALION CHIEFS, THEY RESPOND TO ALL OF OUR SIGNIFICANT CALLS, OUR HIGH ACUITY CALLS, MAJOR TRAUMA, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THEIR RESPONSIBILITY ON THOSE CALLS WOULD BE TO DELIVER THE BLOOD AND THE EQUIPMENT, ASSIST WITH SCENE COORDINATION, SUPPORT THE CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING, AND PROVIDE COMMAND AND RESOURCE COORDINATION. AND THEY THEY DO THAT. THEY'RE USED TO DOING THAT ON ALL TYPES OF CALLS RIGHT NOW. WHAT THIS MODEL ALLOWS FOR IS A REGIONAL DEPLOYMENT FLEXIBILITY, AND I'LL GET INTO THE PARTNERSHIPS HERE IN A SECOND AND EXPLAIN THAT FURTHER. RAPID RESPONSE, HIGH-LEVEL OVERSIGHT, AND EFFICIENT RESOURCE UTILIZATION. SO WHEN WE TOOK A LOOK AT THE PROTOCOLS, OUR OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH, FORT WORTH, HAS BEEN HAS HAD THIS [01:10:02] PROGRAM IN PLACE FOR WELL OVER A YEAR NOW. I THINK IT'S A YEAR AND 3 OR 4 MONTHS. AND WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE CRITERIA AND APPLIED THEM RETROSPECTIVELY, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT 40 PATIENTS LAST YEAR IN BURLESON THAT WE WOULD HAVE CONSIDERED GIVING A UNIT OF WHOLE BLOOD TO BASED ON THE PROTOCOLS THAT ARE PROPOSED. AND IF ANYTHING, I THINK THAT NUMBER PROBABLY GOES UP. AS OUR COMMUNITY GROWS AND AS OUR ACUITY AND THE TYPES OF TRAUMAS AND AMOUNT OF ACCIDENTS THAT WE SEE CONTINUES TO GO UP. SO IT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD ALREADY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. AS FAR AS THE PROGRAM HERE, DO YOU WANT ME TO TALK ABOUT THE YEAH, SO THE BLOOD STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM, NOBODY WANTS TO WASTE A UNIT OF BLOOD. WE KNOW THAT IT'S IT'S A PRECIOUS COMMODITY. AND SO YOU SEE UP THERE IN THE FINE PRINT, BASICALLY WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS ALL OF THESE THINGS THESE ARE PROPOSED AND THEY'RE PROBABLY THE RIGHT NUMBERS, BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENT PRODUCTS OUT THERE THAT HAVE DIFFERENT SHELF LIVES THAT MIGHT ADJUST SOME OF THE NUMBERS A LITTLE BIT. BUT IN GENERAL, ONE OF OUR PARTNERS, OUR PARTNER DOWNTOWN, WHICH WE'VE ALREADY HAD SOME GOOD PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH WOULD AGREE TO TAKE THE BLOOD WITH A CERTAIN SHELF LIFE LEFT ON IT. SO LET'S SAY THAT THE BLOOD IS GOOD FOR 35 DAYS. IF WE TAKE IT FOR 14 DAYS, WELL THEN THAT GIVES THEM 20, 21 DAYS TO STILL USE IT SO THAT THE BLOOD DOESN'T GO TO WASTE. AND SO THIS THERE'S GOING TO BE A PROGRAM AGAIN DEPENDING ON THE PRODUCT, AND THERE ARE PRODUCTS OUT THERE WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THEM BETTER AND BETTER SHELF LIVES, BUT THERE WOULD BE A PROGRAM IN GENERAL WITH THAT SO THAT THE BLOOD IS ROTATED THROUGH AND SO THAT IF WE DON'T ADMINISTER IT, THEN IT GETS RETURNED TO SOMEONE WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO WHERE IT CAN STILL BE USED AND STILL BE DOING GOOD IN THE COMMUNITY. AND SO WE WANT TO MAINTAIN READINESS WHILE MINIMIZING WASTE, AS IT SAYS UP THERE, AND OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH, AS I SAID, HAVE ALREADY BEEN DOING THIS, AND WE'VE BENEFITED FROM A VERY COLLEGIAL RELATIONSHIP THEY'VE SHARED WITH US, THE THINGS THAT THEY'VE LEARNED FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE AS WELL. SO THE REGIONAL PROGRAM I WAS SPEAKING TO EARLIER, AND I'LL GIVE CREDIT TO CHIEF DAVIS AND CHIEF HALLMARK AND DR. HASSAM, THEY WERE HAVING THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THESE POTENTIAL PARTNERS BEFORE THE RAC REACHED OUT TO THEM. THEY WERE TRYING TO GET THIS PROGRAM GOING. THE PARTNERS THAT THEY'VE BEEN IN TALKS WITH INCLUDE CLEBURNE FIRE DEPARTMENT, CAREFLIGHT GROUND, CROWLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND JOHNSON COUNTY ESD. AND THE CONCEPT THAT THEY'RE DISCUSSING IS PUTTING THESE UNITS ON THE BATTALION CHIEFS AND THE SUPERVISOR UNITS INSTEAD OF THE ACTUAL UNITS, BECAUSE THESE UNITS ARE THE ONES RESPONDING TO ALL THE MAJOR INCIDENTS, HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY, CAN GO DIFFERENT PLACES. AND THE LONG-TERM VISION IS TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL PREHOSPITAL TRANSFUSION NETWORK THAT SERVES THE CITIZENS OF JOHNSON COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES THROUGH COORDINATED PARTNERSHIPS, PHYSICIAN OVERSIGHT, AND EVIDENCE-BASED EMS CARE. NOW, WHY THIS REGIONAL MODEL MATTERS PARTNERING WITH ALL THESE SURROUNDING AGENCIES EXPANDS ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING BLOOD PRODUCTS, IMPROVES OUR REGIONAL OPERABILITY, INTEROPERABILITY, MAXIMIZES LIMITED BLOOD RESOURCES, REDUCES UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION. IF YOU HAVE 2 OR 3 SETS SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, STRATEGICALLY PLACED, IT IMPROVES EFFICIENCY. IT STRENGTHENS DISASTER AND MASS CASUALTY PREPAREDNESS, IMPROVES VIABILITY THROUGH THE REGION, AND OPENS US UP TO REGIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RACS PRE-HOSPITAL BLOOD PROGRAM, ESTABLISH AGREEMENTS WITH THE BLOOD SUPPLIER AND THE HOSPITAL PARTNERS, IMPLEMENT THE PROTOCOLS AND TRAINING THAT DR. HASLAM HAS PRODUCED, FUND THE ANNUAL OPERATIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLOOD PRODUCT DEPLOYMENT, CONSIDERING FUTURE PARTNERSHIPS WITH JOHNSON COUNTY TO SUPPORT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES IN REGIONAL COLLABORATION INITIATIVES. AND THEN THE LAST BULLET POINT IS TONIGHT, SUBMITTING THE SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST FOR THE CURRENT BUDGET YEAR. MYSELF AND DR. HASSLER ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. ANYONE? I THINK THIS IS REALLY COOL. I WAS PART OF THE I'M PART OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, SO I'VE ALREADY HEARD THIS PRESENTATION AND I WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN AWAY BY THE STATISTICS THAT DR. HASLAM WAS ABLE TO SHARE WITH US AND JUST THE INFORMATION OF HOW IMPORTANT BLOOD A TRUE WHOLE BLOOD TRANSFUSION IN COMPARISON TO ALTERNATIVES, HOW IMPACTFUL THAT CAN BE. HE ALSO BROUGHT UP THE LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, THE SECONDS IT TAKES [01:15:01] FOR OR MINUTES IT TAKES FOR US TO RESPOND TO THE INCIDENT AND THEN GETTING THEM ALL TREATED TRIAGED AND THEN POTENTIALLY TRANSFERRING THEM WHERE THEY HAVE TO DUPLICATE SOME OF THOSE SAME THINGS. THERE'S TIME, AND WHEN SOMEBODY'S LOSING THE AMOUNT OF BLOOD THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE AN IMPERATIVE THAT WE'RE RESPONDING APPROPRIATELY. AND IF THE STATE ACTUALLY GOT BEHIND THIS, AND THAT SAYS SOMETHING TOO, AND DIDN'T JUST SUPPORT IT BUT SUPPORTED IT OVERWHELMINGLY, I THINK IT'S A REALLY NEAT PROGRAM. I THINK WE'D BE AMISS TO NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE RAC EXTENSION OF, HEY, WE WILL HELP YOU PUT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE. AND, AND IF Y'ALL DON'T, THEN SOMEBODY ELSE WILL. AND SO THEY'LL START GOING DOWN THE LINE IF BURLESON SKIPS ON THIS OPPORTUNITY. BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE WILL, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE REALLY SHINE. OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB IN TAKING ON EMS TRANSPORTS. AND, AND SO I KNOW THAT WE CARE SO MUCH ABOUT THE SERVICE LEVEL THAT WE PROVIDE, AND I THINK THIS IS JUST ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY TO UP THAT AND BE THERE IN THOSE INTENSE, IN THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS FOR BLOOD. I DEFINITELY SUPPORT IT 100%, BUT I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS JUST FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. OKAY. HOW MUCH IS IN A COMPLETE SET? IS THAT TO DO A FULL TRANSFUSION ON SOMEBODY, OR MAYBE FOR DR. HASLAM? SO THE PROTOCOLS HAVEN'T BEEN COMPLETELY, COMPLETELY SIGNED, SEALED, AND DELIVERED, BUT I MEAN, WE'RE NOT COMING UP WITH THIS ALL ON OUR OWN. AND SO GENERALLY IT'S GOING TO BE TO ADMINISTER 1 UNIT OF WHOLE BLOOD IN ROUTE, AND SO THEY WOULD BE GETTING THE 1 UNIT. THE ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST COMPONENT THERAPY PROBABLY WOULD CAUSE YOUR EYES TO GLAZE OVER, BUT GETTING WHEN YOU DONATE, IF YOU DONATE BLOOD AT CARTER, THEY USUALLY TAKE IT AND BREAK IT UP INTO PLASMA, PACKED RED CELLS, WHICH WE NORMALLY TALK ABOUT WHEN YOU GET A TRANSFUSION, AND CRYOPRECIPITATE, WHICH HAS YOUR CLOTTING FACTORS AND THINGS IN IT. AND SO WHAT CARTER AND MANY OTHER AGENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE DONE IS THEY'VE TAKEN SOME OF THOSE UNITS AND NOT BREAKING THEM DOWN NOT BROKEN THEM DOWN SO THAT THEY ARE WHOLE BLOOD AND IT HAS ALL THE COMPONENTS. AND SO WHERE I MENTIONED THAT THERE'S SOME DEBATE OUT THERE, EVEN IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, LIKE THIS IS VERY IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT EMS GETS INTO THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. THEY'RE TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT IS THE BEST COMPONENT THERAPY OR THE BEST BLOOD THERAPY, BUT TEXAS HAS DECIDED THAT FOR NOW WHOLE BLOOD IS WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO. SO IT'S NOT REALLY A QUESTION OF IS IT HELPFUL OR NOT. YES, IT'S HELPFUL, AND NOW WE'RE FINE-TUNING WHAT'S THE MOST HELPFUL, RIGHT? AND SO FOR PRACTICAL REASONS, IN MY OPINION, MORE THAN NECESSARILY DATA SAYING IT'S BETTER THAN GIVING A UNIT OF PACKED RED CELLS AND A UNIT OF PLASMA, WHOLE BLOOD IS WHAT THE STATE HAS SUPPORTED. IT DOES MAKE IT VERY EASY ON THE MEDICS IN THE FIELD TO HANG THAT ONE UNIT OF BLOOD THAT HAS ALL OF THE COMPONENTS IN IT. BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU GET AT MOST HOSPITALS. MOST HOSPITALS HAVE ALL OF THE COMPONENTS BROKEN UP BECAUSE CARTER SEPARATES THEM OUT. YEAH. AND IS THIS BLOOD TYPE AFFECTED BY IT, OR CAN ANYBODY GREAT QUESTION. YES, SO THIS IS GENERALLY GOING TO BE O-POSITIVE BLOOD. WE'D LOVE FOR IT TO BE O-NEGATIVE, BUT THERE JUST ISN'T ENOUGH OF THAT TO GO AROUND. I CAN SPEAK TO OUR TRAUMA POLICY HERE AT, AT HUGHLEY. WE USE O POSITIVE EXCEPT FOR IN FEMALES OF CHILDBEARING AGE WHERE THE O POSITIVE COULD POTENTIALLY GIVE THEM SOME COMPLICATIONS WITH FUTURE PREGNANCIES, IN WHICH CASE WE USE O NEG. BUT O NEG IS THE UNIVERSAL DONOR AND THAT'S WHAT WOULD BE PREFERRED. THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH OF IT. SO THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PROGRAMS ARE O POSITIVE BLOOD, SO ALMOST A UNIVERSAL DONOR. YEAH, SO LOW-TITER O POSITIVE. OKAY, BECAUSE THAT'S LIKE, I'M A NEGATIVE, SO YOU JUST GIVE ME SOME OTHER MEDICINE TO STOP THE THERE WOULDN'T BE YOU WOULDN'T HAVE A BAD REACTION TO IT. YOU, YOU WOULD DO FINE WITH THE BECAUSE THE O DOESN'T HAVE THE B ANTIBODIES THAT YOUR BODY MIGHT TRY TO ATTACK. OKAY, THAT'S A GOOD DEAL. YEAH, GREAT QUESTION. OKAY, AND JOSH, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT IF A UNIT GETS GIVEN, THAT COULD BE BILLED TO INSURANCE, LIKE EMERGICON COULD GET SOME REIMBURSEMENT FOR THAT? SORRY TO ASK ALL THESE QUESTIONS. NO, THOSE ARE GOOD QUESTIONS. I PROMISE THAT I SUPPORT THIS. I'M JUST EDUCATING MYSELF. YEAH, NO, WE TALKED ABOUT THESE IN THE COMMITTEE, SO I'M GLAD YOU'RE BRINGING THEM UP. SO THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR INCREASE IN BILLING. WE KNOW THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY BILL FOR ALS TOO. LS2 INSTEAD OF LS1, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK THROUGH A LITTLE FURTHER. OKAY. [01:20:01] CHIEF DAVIS SAID IT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO BILLING FOR ALL THE OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT IS USED ON A PATIENT WHEN THEY RESPOND TO A CALL IS WHAT THEY'RE EXPLORING. AND THEN DR. ASLAM, OR MAYBE YOU MIGHT KNOW THIS ALSO, THE WE I THINK YOU SAID WE'D HAVE LIKE 2 OR 3 BAGS ON A BATTALION CHIEF'S TRUCK AT A TIME, LIKE THAT'S KIND OF OUR SET. I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE ASKING EARLIER AND WE DIDN'T GET TO THAT. IN, IN GENERAL, I THINK THE INITIAL PLAN IS TO START WITH 1 UNIT IN 3 STRATEGIC PLACES IN THE COUNTY. AND THEN THAT COULD BE IF WE FIND THAT WE'RE USING IT AND/OR NEEDING AN EXTRA ONE WHILE THE OTHER ONE'S IN SERVICE, LIKE, WE COULD THEN TRY TO GROW FROM THERE. BUT WE WANT TO START WHERE WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF IT, MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE, THE PROCESS REALLY DOWN. BUT IF BECAUSE OF OUR VOLUME WE DECIDE THAT WE NEED MORE, LIKE, THERE WOULD BE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW THAT FOR SURE. OKAY, GREAT. YEAH, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THE TIMING COULDN'T BE BETTER, BUT I ALSO WANT TO GIVE CHIEF DAVIS CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE, BECAUSE WHEN WE WENT TO THE TEXAS MEDICAL DIRECTORS CONFERENCE DOWN AT A&M THIS SPRING, WE CAME AWAY WITH CHIEF HALLMARK AND CHIEF DAVIS CONVINCED THAT THIS WAS THE RIGHT THING FOR US TO START MOVING TOWARD DOING. AND AS WE WE WERE DOING A LOT OF THE BACKGROUND WORK. AND WHEN I SAY WE, THEM, BUT I GET CREDIT FOR IT. CHIEF DAVIS THEN STARTED HAVING THIS VISION FOR THE COUNTYWIDE PROGRAM, REACHING OUT THERE WHILE CHIEF HALLMARK WAS DOING A LOT OF THE COMMUNICATION WITH THE RAC TO SEE WHAT THE ACTUAL NUTS AND BOLTS OF IT WOULD BE. AND SO IT IS MUCH FURTHER DOWN THE FIELD FOR THEIR VISION AND ALREADY STARTING TO GET THINGS IN PROCESS TO WHERE WHEN THE RAC CALLED US AND SAID, "HEY, YOU'RE THE BIGGEST CITY IN THE COUNTY, IN JOHNSON COUNTY. WE'D LIKE TO OFFER YOU THIS," A LOT OF THE GROUNDWORK WAS ALREADY DONE. SO IT'S VERY, VERY EXCITING. AND SO THIS IS NOT AS EARLY OF STAGE AS YOU MIGHT THINK. BUT OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT YET READY FOR IMPLEMENTATION. WE WOULD NEED APPROVAL, ET CETERA. YEAH, JOSH, I'D LIKE TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO BURLESON. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. ON THE PREHOSPITAL WHOLE BLOOD PROGRAM, I'M FOR IT. JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, ONCE YOU USE A UNIT OF BLOOD, WHAT IS THE TURNAROUND TIME TO REPLACE IT? YEAH, SO THERE WOULD BE THE OTHER 2 IN THE COUNTY, BUT WE COULD GET IT TURNED AROUND LIKE WE'RE WE'RE TALKING HOURS, NOT DAYS. OH, GOOD. IF THAT'S THE QUESTION. OKAY. YEAH, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF GOING AND GETTING ANOTHER UNIT. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. I THINK YOU GOT YOUR ANSWER, BUT I WANT TO SAY THIS. I'M REALLY GLAD THAT BURLESON'S LEADING THE WAY AGAIN ON SOMETHING. SO APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. [8.B.Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction on E-Bikes and electric vehicles in city parks and on city owned property. (Staff Contact: Billy Cordell, Chief of Police)] THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO 8B, RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION, AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION ON E-BIKES AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN CITY PARKS AND ON CITY-OWNED PROPERTY. THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS BILLY CORDELL, CHIEF OF POLICE. CHIEF. THANK YOU, MISS CAMPOS. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING. THEY KNOW I WAS GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THE, THE BLOOD WITH MY PRESENTATION ON E-BIKES AND MOTORCYCLES, BUT THERE'S POTENTIAL THERE. ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY, AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR, I'M PRESENTING ON E-BIKE, E-MOTORCYCLES. THIS WAS PRESENTED TO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ON JUNE 17TH. I WANT TO THANK LIEUTENANT GLASS. HE WAS THE ONE THAT DID A LOT OF THE RESEARCH ON THIS, PRESENTED IT PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING. SO I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE ONE OF MANY CITIES THAT ARE GRAPPLING WITH THESE ORDINANCES TO TRY TO ADD E-BIKES, E-MOTORCYCLES, AND SCOOTERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO THE, TO THE ORDINANCES AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS E-BIKES, POCKET BIKES, MINI MOTORBIKES. THERE'S SEVERAL DIFFERENT TERMINOLOGIES FOR THEM. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M CLEAR OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS THE SAFETY OF ALL PEOPLE UTILIZING THE PUBLIC SPACES IN OUR PARKS, AND WE'RE AWARE OF SAFETY CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD BOTH ON THE STREETS AND IN THE PARKS. SO OUR OBJECTIVE IS WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ASSESSING THE INCREASE IN E-BIKE AND E-MOTORCYCLE. WE PULLED DATA FROM 2025 AND COMPARED IT TO SO FAR IN 2026. WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT LAWS ON E-BIKES AND E-MOTORCYCLES. IDENTIFY THE CURRENT ORDINANCES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, TALK ABOUT THE STATE LAWS THAT ARE IN PLACE, AND THEN TRY TO PROVIDE SOME, SOME OPTIONS FOR YOU AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. CITY IMPACT. WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN E-BIKE AND E-MOTORCYCLE USAGE IN CITY PARKS AND ON OUR STREETS, AND WITH THAT INCREASE, WE HAVE SEEN INCREASED CONCERNS AND [01:25:01] COMPLAINTS CALLED INTO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BY CITIZENS CITIZENS REGARDING THE USAGE OF THESE TYPE BICYCLES IN THE PARKS AND THE TRAILS MONITORED BY OUR PARKS. WE'VE ALSO WORKED SOME MINOR ACCIDENTS INVOLVING E-BIKES BY JUVENILES. ONE IN PARTICULAR WAS HIT HE HIT A CAR AT A FOUR-WAY STOP RIDING AN ILLEGAL MOTORCYCLE, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A JUVENILE HIT A PARKED TRAILER AND WAS RIDING A CLASS 2 E-BIKE. RIDER WAS DISTRACTED ON THE PHONE. TOP SPEED ATTAINABLE WAS QUESTION REGARDING THE LEGITIMATE CLASS 2 RATING. AND THAT'S SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE FACE, BECAUSE THEY CAN CHANGE THE STICKERS OUT TO RATE THESE THINGS, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A LITTLE WHILE. THAT MINOR ALSO SAYING SOME INJURY. LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF E-BIKES VERSUS THE E-MOTORCYCLES, THESE ARE A FEW VERSIONS OF THEM. THEY THE MAIN DIFFERENCE THAT YOU SEE, AND THE MOST NOTABLE DIFFERENCE, IS THE PEDALS ON THE EBIKES. EBIKES HAVE BIKE PEDALS THAT FUNCTION LIKE NORMAL BICYCLE, WHILE E-MOTORCYCLES FULLY OPERATE FROM A THROTTLE WITH NO SECONDARY PEDALING SYSTEM. IN SOME RESEARCH, FAKE PEDALS WERE INSTALLED ON MOTORCYCLES TO GIVE THE APPEARANCE OF A BIKE, BUT THOSE PEDALS WERE NOT OPERATIONAL. DEFINITIONS: EBIKES ARE DIVIDED INTO 3 CLASSES. MOTORIST CLASS 1 IS A MOTOR ASSIST ONLY WHILE PEDALING, A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 20 MILES PER HOUR. CLASS 2, MOTOR ASSIST WITHOUT PEDALING, MAXIMUM SPEED 20 MILES AN HOUR. CLASS 3, MOTOR ASSIST WHILE PEDALING, MAXIMUM SPEED GOES UP TO 20 TO 28 MILES AN HOUR. AND PER THE TRANSPORTATION CODE, AN ELECTRIC BICYCLE IS DEFINED AS A BICYCLE EQUIPPED WITH FULLY OPERABLE PEDALS AND AN ELECTRIC MOTOR MOTOR OF FEWER THAN 750 WATTS WITH A TOP SPEED OF 28 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS. 750 WATTS IS KIND OF A THE MAIN NUMBER WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE WATTS OF THESE BIKES. IT CHANGES THE, THE CATEGORY OF IT. IF THE E-BIKE HAS A GREATER THAN 750-WATT MOTOR, IS NO LONGER CLASSED AS A BICYCLE BUT NOW DEFINED AS A MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER THAT SECTION OF THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE. CHIEF, THE WATTS ARE IDENTIFIED BY THAT STICKER. LIKE, HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY WATTS PER AN INDIVIDUAL BIKE OR UNIT? THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE IT GETS COMPLICATED BECAUSE IF THEY REMOVE THAT STICKER, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT IN ANOTHER ORDINANCE FROM ANOTHER CITY THAT, THAT HAS THEIR ORDINANCE REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE THE MANUFACTURER STICKER ON THERE THAT SHOULD SAY THOSE, THOSE THINGS, AND THAT'S WHAT WHAT WE'RE COUNTING ON, BUT WE'RE HEARING THAT YOU CAN GO OUT INTO CERTAIN WEBSITES AND YOU CAN BUY DIFFERENT WATTAGE, REPLACE THAT STICKER WITH IT SO THAT IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE WHAT IT IS. AND THAT'S WHERE IT GETS COMPLICATED FOR OFFICERS. THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EDUCATION FOR OUR STAFF AND AS WELL AS CITIZENS. SO THERE'S SOME COMPLICATIONS THERE. I'LL JUST TOUCH BASE, LIKE I SAID, A LOT OF THE RESEARCH FOCUSED ON THE SIZE OF THE MOTOR AND HOW IT IS CLASSIFIED. ONE CAVEAT ON THE HELMETS, WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE STATE LAW ON THIS. CLASS 3 E-BIKE IS THE ONLY CLASS THAT REQUIRES A HELMET AND HAS AN AGE RESTRICTION. YOU MUST BE 15 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO, TO OPERATE THAT, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE A HELMET IF YOU'RE UNDER 21. COULD WE HAVE A LOCAL ORDINANCE REQUIRING YES, OKAY, YES, ELECTRIC SCOOTERS THESE FALL INTO A DIFFERENT CATEGORY, CAN OPERATE ON ROADWAYS, SPEED LIMITS LESS THAN 35. THEY CAN CROSS LIKE YOU COULD BE GOING ON ELK AND CROSS WILSHIRE. LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT MODEL THERE. THEY'RE ALSO COMPLICATED WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT CLASS THEY ARE IN BECAUSE A 40CC MOTOR IS DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT DESIGNED FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION OR GAS-POWERED. THAT WOULD EQUATE TO ABOUT 03,000 TO 6,000 WATTS. SO THOSE COMPLICATE THINGS UP PRETTY WELL. SO OUR CURRENT CITY ORDINANCES ARE LISTED HERE. I'M GOING TO SUBSEQUENT SLIDES GO OVER EACH ONE. THE 58-6, OFF-ROAD RECREATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLES IN PARKS. RIDING OF OFF-ROAD RECREATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MOTORCYCLES, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS DIRT BIKES, AND ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES, IS PROHIBITED IN ALL CITY PARKS EXCEPT WHEN SUCH USE IS BY A CITY EMPLOY IN THE, IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DUTIES. THIS IS ONE WE COULD TALK ABOUT IN CLEANING UP AND PUTTING THE DEFINITION OF E-BIKES AND MOTORCYCLES IN AT SOME POINT. THE TRAIL USE NO PERSON SHALL OPERATE OR USE A MOTOR VEHICLE, INCLUDING MOTORCYCLES, SCOOTERS, MINIBIKES, ON A TRAIL OR PATH NOT DESIGNATED FOR SUCH USE OF THAT VEHICLE. THIS PROHIBITION SHALL NOT APPLY TO MOTORIZED MOBILITY DEVICES AS DEFINED BY VTCA OF THE TRANSPORTATION CODE. PERSONS WHO OPERATE AND I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PUT IN OUR EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN PERSONS WHO OPERATE BICYCLES OR INLINE SKATES ON DESIGNATED PAVED TRAILS SHALL YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY [01:30:02] TO PEDESTRIANS. JOGGERS SHALL YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY TO PEDESTRIANS. TRAIL USERS SHALL LEAVE AMPLE ROOM ON THE TRAIL FOR OTHER USERS TO PASS BY SAFELY. I THINK THAT WE'VE LOST A LOT OF THAT GENERAL COURTESIES. I KNOW WHEN I USED TO RIDE BIKES IN FORT WORTH, YOU WOULD OR JOG YOU WOULD HEAR SOMEBODY ON THE TRAILS YELL, "ON YOUR LEFT!" MEANING THAT I'M ABOUT TO PASS YOU ON YOUR LEFT, AND IT GIVES SOME WARNING TO SOMEBODY TO BE PAYING ATTENTION A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THAT. ALL RIGHT, 5823. BICYCLES, ROLLERBLADES, SKATEBOARDS, AND OTHER WHEELED EQUIPMENT. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO USE A BICYCLE, ROLLERBLADES, SKATEBOARD, SCOOTERS, OR OTHER WHEELED EQUIPMENT, EXCLUDING WHEELED EQUIPMENT FOR DISABLED, IN DESIGNATED PARK AREAS, RECREATION AREAS, ANY PORTION OF PARKS OR RECREATION AREAS WHERE SUCH USE IS PROHIBITED AND HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BY SIGNS INDICATING THE PROHIBITION. RIGHT NOW, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, WE'RE NOT AWARE OF ANY PARKS THAT HAVE ANY IDENTIFIED AREAS THAT THAT PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF BIKES OR ANYTHING IN TRAILS. YOU COULD, FOR EXAMPLE, BAILEY LAKE HAS A, ON THE EAST SIDE OF IT, VERY WIDE TRAIL, A LOT OF ROOM TO GO OFF OF THAT TRAIL, NOT GET INJURED. ON THE PAVILION SIDE, THE PARKING LOT SIDE THERE, IT'S A VERY SMALL TRAIL, HAS A FENCE VERY CLOSE TO IT, OR GOING OFF OF THE EDGE AND DOWN INTO THE WATER. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WANTED TO PROHIBIT BICYCLES FROM GOING ON THAT SIDE, THEY COULD STILL GET TO THE SAME TRAILS GOING AROUND, THEY JUST WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON THAT PARTICULAR AREA. THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF ONE WAY THAT YOU COULD UTILIZE THAT ORDINANCE. INTERFERENCE WITH USERS: NO PERSON SHALL PREVENT, DISTURB, OR UNREASONABLY INTERFERE WITH ANY OTHER PERSONS OCCUPYING ANY AREA OR PARTICIPATING IN ANY LAWFUL ACTIVITY PERMITTED WITHIN THE PARK. PRETTY BROAD. NO PERSON SHALL ACT IN DISORDERLY MANNER OR OTHERWISE DISTURB THE PEACE IN THE CITY PARK. AND THEN IT TALKS ABOUT USING AUDIO IN A MANNER THAT'S UNREASONABLY ANNOY OR ENDANGER PERSONS AT ANY TIME, OR EXCEED THE STATE AND LOCAL LAWS GOVERNING THE BICYCLES. LET'S MOVE ON TO STATE LAWS. I WON'T READ ALL OF THAT, BUT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS ON THAT TOP PART: IN AN AREA WHERE THE OPERATION OF A NON-ELECTRIC BIKE IS PERMITTED, IT'S TALKING ABOUT WHERE YOU CAN, WHERE YOU CAN USE ELECTRIC BIKES. AND PRETTY WELL, IF IT IS A NORMAL BICYCLE AND CAN TRAVEL THERE, AN ELECTRIC BICYCLE HAS THAT SAME AUTHORITY AND RIGHT TO DO THAT. THIS GOES BACK TO COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON, YOUR QUESTION ON THE DEPARTMENT OR LOCAL AUTHORITY MAY PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF BICYCLE ON A SIDEWALK AND ESTABLISH SPEED LIMITS FOR BICYCLES ON PATHS SET ASIDE FOR THE EXCLUSIVE OPERATION OF BICYCLES AND OTHER PATHS ON WHICH BICYCLES MAY BE OPERATED. THE DEPARTMENT MAY ESTABLISH RULES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS SECTION. FINALLY, ON THE LAST STATE LAW, PERSON MAY NOT OPERATE AN ELECTRIC BICYCLE UNLESS THE ELECTRIC MOTOR DISENGAGES OR CEASES TO FUNCTION, EITHER WHEN THE OPERATOR STOPS PEDALING OR WHEN THEY APPLY THE BRAKES. AND THEN THAT LAST IS PART OF THE I READ A LITTLE WHILE AGO, ON A CLASS 3 BIKE, YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 15 YEARS OF AGE TO OPERATE IT TICKET AND THEN HAVING A HELMET IF YOU'RE UNDER 21. WE PULLED SOME ORDINANCES. IT'S NOT IN THE PRESENTATION. WE WERE STILL REVIEWING THEM WHEN WE HAD TO LOAD THIS. I JUST PULLED SOME ORDINANCES FOR YOUR REFERENCE. SO I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT PROSPER. THIS WAS DONE IN 2025, ADDRESSING E-BIKES AND MOTORCYCLES. THEY ADDED THE DEFINITIONS TO THEM, REQUIRES A PERMANENT MANUFACTURER LABEL TO BE ON THE BICYCLE. REQUIRES E-BIKE REGISTRATION THROUGH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AN ADULT AGE 18 AND OVER MUST COMPLETE EACH REGISTRATION AND PRESENT A PHOTO ID FOR AGE VERIFICATION ON THAT. THEY AMENDED THAT ORDINANCE AND COUNCIL APPROVED TOWN-ISSUED PERMITS FOR ANY ELECTRIC BIKES USED OR OPERATED WITHIN THE TOWN OR ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. HELMETS IT REGULATES HELMET USE FOR ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 16. THIS IS ONE OF THEM THAT HAS A MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT OF 10 MILES AN HOUR IN THE PARK. I DON'T EVEN KNOW LOGISTICALLY HOW WE WOULD MANAGE THAT. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE 55-MILE-AN-HOUR, THE 75-MILE-AN-HOUR DRIVERS IN OUR ROADWAYS MORE SO THAN THE 10-MILE-AN-HOUR. NOT, NOT DOWNGRADING THAT'S NOT DANGEROUS, BUT REGULATING THAT STUFF WILL BE DIFFICULT. THE COLONY, THEY CALL POCKET BIKES, MINI MOTORBIKES. THESE WHERE THEY HAVE GREATER THAN 750-WATT MOTOR, NOT ALLOWED ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS OR PUBLIC PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY. AND IT ALSO MAKES IT UNLAWFUL FOR A PARENT TO ALLOW OR PERMIT A CHILD UNDER 18 TO RIDE A PUBLIC ROAD IN A PUBLIC ROADWAY OR ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. IT HAS SOME PENALTIES FOR THAT AS WELL. FRISCO TALKS MORE ABOUT JUST KIND OF GIVING AN EDUCATIONAL PIECE ON THAT, BUT CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 MAY NOT OPERATE A MOTOR-ASSISTED SCOOTER ON A PUBLIC ROADWAY ROADWAY OR PUBLIC PROPERTY. CHILD MAY ONLY RIDE ON PATHS AND TRAILS SET ASIDE FOR EXCLUSIVE OPERATION OF BICYCLES, AND THEY MUST WEAR A HELMET. SOUTHLAKE, AGAIN, [01:35:02] THE LANGUAGE NOT ALLOWED ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS OR SIDEWALKS SEEMS TO BE THE COMMON THEME IN, IN THESE, WHICH MAY BE SOMETHING WE WANT TO INSERT IN THERE. AND THEN THAT REGULATES HELMETS UP TO AGE 18. THE STATE DOES NOT ACTUALLY REGULATE HELMETS. THEY LEAVE THAT TO THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO REGULATE THAT. SO WITH THAT, RECOMMENDATIONS. WE'VE GOT ORDINANCES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE THAT WE CAN PROBABLY AMEND AT THE COUNCIL'S DISCRETION AND DESIRE TO ADD, LIKE ON THAT IN THE BLUE THERE, TO ADD E-MOTORCYCLES, ELECTRIC BIKES, AND KIND OF DEFINED ALL OF THOSE AND ADD THE 750-WATT RATING AS DEFINED BY THE CODE, THE TRANSPORTATION CODE. I THINK A LOT OF US WANT TO EDUCATE. I KNOW I'VE TALKED TO JEN, AND EDUCATING OUR STAFFS ON THE BIKE SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND THEM, THE DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF THEM, BUT ALSO EDUCATE OUR CITIZENS, PARENTS IN PARTICULAR, THE JUVENILES THAT ARE OPERATING THE E-BIKES THAT FALL OUTSIDE OF THE TEXAS DEFINITION OF ELECTRIC BICYCLE WITH CLASS 3 RATINGS ON THEM. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IF IT COMES DOWN AND WE'RE NOT GETTING THE COMPLIANCE, GO INTO SOME SORT OF ENFORCEMENT, WHATEVER THE APPETITE THE COUNCIL HAS ON PUTTING IN THE PROVISIONS OF THESE ORDINANCES. SO WITH THAT, I AM GLAD TO DO MY JOB TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS I THINK I CAN. IF NOT, I'VE GOT FRIENDS. THIS REALLY COMES DOWN TO PERSONNEL, THOUGH, DOESN'T IT? I MEAN, YOU GET A KID WE GOT OAK VALLEY, WE GOT THESE LITTLE GIRLS OUT THERE RACING AROUND THE BLOCK ON THE SKATEBOARDS. AND SCARED TO DEATH. THEY DON'T HAVE HELMETS ON. THEY'RE NOT, YOU KNOW. YES, SIR. BUT I MEAN, BY THE TIME YOU CALL THEM IN, YOU GET THERE, YOU PRIORITIES HERE HAS GOT TO BE SET. IT, IT WILL BE DIFFICULT ON A BUSY NIGHT. I KNOW THAT WE'VE COME OUT AND I THINK SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS RUN ACROSS SOME OF OUR OFFICERS OUT THERE PULLING OVER THE BIKES, TALKING ABOUT THE MOTORCYCLES. COMPARED TO E-BIKES, CHECKING SOME OF THEM, TRYING TO TAKE A PROACTIVE STANCE. BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT ALWAYS ON A CALL FOR SERVICE. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE 2026 STATS, YOU KNOW, WE ONLY HAD I'M SORRY, 2025, WE HAD 5 CALLS FOR SERVICE. WE UPPED TO 25, I BELIEVE IT WAS, IN '26. SO WE STARTED SEEING AN INCREASE ON THAT, AND A LOT OF IT WAS KIDS RIDING OUT IN THE STREETS ON THESE E-MOTORCYCLES IN PARTICULAR. AND THEN WE SAW DISRUPTION IN THE PARKS TOO, WHERE THEY'RE NOT COURTEOUS TOWARD PEDESTRIANS WALKING IN THE PARK. SO IT IS A MANAGEMENT ISSUE FOR US TO DO THE BEST WE CAN OUT THERE. BUT IF WE HAVE A BUSY SCHEDULE THAT DAY, IT BECOMES A LOWER PRIORITY CALL. I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING EASY I'M SAYING EASY, BUT I FEEL LIKE LIKE, WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT OUR YOUTH NOT BEING AWARE. I WATCH THEM IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RACING AROUND. THEY'RE NOT WATCHING TO SEE IF THEY'RE PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF A CAR. IF THEY'RE ON THE SIDEWALK, THEY'RE NOT LOOKING TO SEE IF A CAR IS BACKING OUT. AND WE HAVE THE BY THE WAY, WE HAVE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH GOLF CARTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TOO, WHICH WE DON'T EVEN LIVE NEAR A GOLF COURSE, BUT THERE'S KIDS DRIVING THEM AND THEY'RE JUST UNAWARE. AND BUT I THINK SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE, IN MY OPINION, EASY TO IMPLEMENT, LIKE START WITH, WOULD BE HELMETS. YES. AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A HELMET ORDINANCE FOR YOUTH. BUT I THINK THAT THAT I MEAN, AT LEAST WE'RE MAKING A FIRST STEP TO TRYING TO KEEP THEIR BRAINS IN THEIR SKULL IF AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. AND I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT IS TERRIFYING, RIGHT, IS SEEING HOW FAST THESE THINGS CAN GO, AND IF THEY'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION, OR JUST HOW EASY THEY CAN GET FROM UNDER YOU. AND, AND SO I THINK, TO ME, NOW MAYBE I'M WRONG, BUT I FEEL LIKE A HELMET WOULD BE A SMART FIRST STEP IN THAT, IN PROTECTING OUR KIDS AND PROTECTING THEIR NOGGINS. I MEAN, I TOOK I'VE TOLD MY KIDS, YOU CAN'T GET ON A REGULAR BIKE WITHOUT A HELMET. AND SO I DON'T KNOW I SWEAR THAT'S HOW WE GREW UP TOO. SO I DON'T KNOW WHEN WE TRANSITIONED AWAY FROM PRIORITIZING THAT, BUT IS THAT DO YOU FEEL WOULD BE A GOOD I MEAN, LIKE, IT WOULD IT BE 16 AND UNDER, 18 AND UNDER? IT'S ALL OVER THE BOARD IN THESE OTHER ORDINANCES, FROM, FROM 21. I THINK THE MAJORITY OF IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS UNDER 18. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S WHAT I FEEL LIKE. IT'S CERTAINLY APPROPRIATE. THE KIDS THAT I'M SEEING OUT HERE RIDING THEM, I DON'T SEE A LOT OF HELMETS ON THEM. NO, I FRANKLY NEVER SEE A HELMET. I'M SEEING THEM IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THEY'RE COMING DOWN A HILL AND THEY DON'T STOP AT THE T-INTERSECTION, AND I JUST KNOW WHERE THAT CRASH IS GOING TO BE. YEAH. AND THEY'RE STARTING TO CATCH ON, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE MAYOR SAID. AND I KNOW LARRY LIVES IN OAK VALLEY AS WELL. I MEAN, AND IT'S ALL ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY, AND IT IS A BALANCE OF, YOU KNOW, PD CAN BE BUSY. AND THERE'S SO MANY OTHER THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH TIME. AND WHAT'S [01:40:02] THE BEST USE OF IT? PULLING SOMEBODY OVER TO SAY, DO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT STICKER? IS THIS ONE BELOW THIS OR THAT? I THINK IT WOULD JUST BE AND WE'RE PRIORITIZING OUR KIDS. AND THE OTHER ARGUMENT IS LIKE, WE WANT THEM TO BE OUTSIDE. I DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE A DEVICE IN YOUR HAND ALL THE TIME, BUT I WANT YOU TO BE SMART. AND I THINK ANOTHER PIECE OF THIS IS EDUCATION, EDUCATION FOR PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE TRULY PURCHASING YOUR KIDS. AND HOW FAST THEY CAN REALLY GO AND THE DAMAGE THAT CAN BE CAUSED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. BUT ALSO THE KIDS, LIKE DRIVER I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SOME KIND OF LIKE YOUTH DRIVER OF SCOOTERS AND E-BIKES THAT WE CAN FIND AND, AND PROVIDE HERE LOCALLY THAT GIVES PEOPLE I MEAN, JUST PUTS IT ON THEIR RADAR, YOU KNOW, STOP, LOOK BOTH WAYS. THEY'RE JUST OBLIVIOUS. AND THEY'RE JUST GOING. YEAH, I THINK THE WHAT I'VE SEEN IN THE ORDINANCES I LIKE IS, IS THAT E-MOTORCYCLES, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT ARE NOT LEGAL FOR THE STREETS, BUT YOU JUST DEFINE THAT IN YOUR ORDINANCE THAT THE E-MOTORCYCLES ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE STREETS OR IN PUBLIC AREAS, WHICH INCLUDES YOUR PARKS AND ANY OTHER PUBLIC AREA. THEY'RE BASICALLY YOU CAN RIDE THEM OUT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY SOMEWHERE, BUT THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED IN THERE. THAT, THAT GIVES US A SIMPLE LITTLE TOOL. TO BE ABLE TO SAY YOU'RE IN VIOLATION, YOU KNOW, WHETHER OR NOT BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM UNDER 10, WE WOULD NOT BE WRITING A CITATION TO. WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE WRITING THEM TO 10 TO 12. BUT IF WE HAVE A PROVISION IN THERE THAT WE COULD TAKE, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY REPEAT OFFENDERS, TAKE ACTION AGAINST PARENT AND LET THEM COME TO COURT AND DEAL WITH THAT. BUT AGAIN, THOSE ARE ALL, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE ALL POLICY DECISIONS FOR YOU. WE'LL WORK WITH ANYTHING THAT WE GET. AND WE CAN WRITE ORDINANCES. I MEAN, YOU FOUND A BUNCH OF THEM. WE CAN WRITE THOSE, BUT HOW ARE WE GOING TO ENFORCE THEM? THAT'S THE QUESTION. THAT'S THE HARD PART FOR US. WE DON'T HAVE A PARK PATROL OUT THERE, BUT WE WILL MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO I THINK WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS EDUCATE FIRST. I THINK THAT'S ALWAYS THE FIRST EDUCATE PARENTS THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, WORK WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, WHETHER WE WANT TO PUT SIGNS IN THE TRAILHEADS OR HOWEVER WE WANT TO DO THAT TO TRY TO EDUCATE ONCE WE GET AN ORDINANCE WRITTEN, THEN IT'S WE'LL HAVE THE TEETH IN IT THEN. YES, SIR. AND WE CAN JUST PUT THE SIGNS UP SO THAT WE CAN MANAGE THE ORDINANCE. BUT AFTER THAT, THE MAIN THING OF HAVING THE ORDINANCE WOULD BE SO THAT WE COULD PARTNERSHIP WITH, FOR EXAMPLE, THE SCHOOLS AND PUT POSTERS IN THE SCHOOLS, HAVE OUR RESOURCE OFFICERS TALK TO THE CHILDREN, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE CHILDREN ARE. YES, SIR. THAT ARE RIDING THESE BIKES. SO WE FIRST WE WE GOT TO GET AN ORDINANCE, THEN WE GOT TO GET THE SIGNS, AND THEN WE GOT TO START THE COMMUNICATION. OKAY, CHIEF, WHAT DO WE NEED? COLIN BACK. I'M SORRY, SAY THAT AGAIN. WE NEED COLIN. YES, SIR, I COULDN'T AGREE MORE. WHAT ARE THE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS? IS IT JUST TICKETS? IT TYPICALLY WOULD BE TICKETS DEPENDING ON THE AGE, YOU KNOW. AGAIN, WE CAN WRITE 10 TO 16 CITATIONS. DO WE WANT TO DO THAT AS A COUNCIL. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME DISCRETION THERE, RIGHT? RIGHT. IT'S WHAT WE DO. AND IT MAY BE FOLLOWING THEM HOME, TALKING TO THE PARENT IN PARTICULAR, AND JUST SAYING, HEY, WE NEED YOUR HELP ON THIS. BUT, YOU KNOW, KIDS AND WE'RE NOT TRYING TO TAKE THE FUN OUT OF KIDS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I'D LOVE TO HAVE ONE OF THESE WHEN I WAS GROWING UP. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. BUT WE'VE GOT TO PUT SOME REGULATIONS BECAUSE IT'S THE SAFETY OF PATRONS USING THE PARK. IT'S THEIR SAFETY. AND NO HELMETS IS THEIR SAFETY. AND THAT BECOMES A, YOU KNOW, COMES A PROBLEM FOR US. YEAH, AND I SUPPORT WE NEED TO UPDATE THE ORDINANCES AS WE NEED TO, TO INCLUDE ALL THIS STUFF TO GIVE YOU THE TOOLS IF THERE'S A PROBLEM, BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN I'VE SEEN VIDEOS OF PUBLIC PLACES GETTING TORN UP BY THESE THINGS, AND THAT'S WHEN YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE TOOLS TO GO DEAL WITH IT. SO I TOTALLY SUPPORT WHATEVER YOU NEED TO UPDATE THESE. SO MY GUESS IS THE DIRECTION IS TO WORK WITH OUR LEGAL AND COME UP WITH SOME ORDINANCES AND SOME OPTIONS FOR YOU THAT WE CAN BRING BACK BEFORE YOU AND SAY, DO YOU LIKE THE ORDINANCE WRITTEN? DO YOU WANT TO AMEND IT? AND THEN WE MAKE THE CHANGES THAT SO YES, I WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE TO SEE ONE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT HELMETS, AND THEN I AGREE WITH THE ONE YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THE E-MOTORCYCLES ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE. THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT I SEE A LOT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT EVEN THE E-BIKES AS MUCH. AND I THINK I TOLD YOU, LIKE, THEY LOOK LIKE DIRT BIKES, AND SO I'M LIKE, HOW CAN THAT EVEN BE LEGAL? SO WHEN THEY'RE RIDING ON THE TRAILS, THOSE ARE QUIET AND YOU DON'T KNOW THEY'RE THERE UNTIL THEY'RE SCARY BY YOU. SO THANK YOU. [8.C.Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 employee compensation and benefit strategies. (Staff Contact: Cheryl Marthiljohni, Director of Human Resources)] THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO 8C, RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION, AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT STRATEGIES. THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS CHERYL MARTHA JOHNNY, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES. [01:45:01] CHERYL. THANK YOU, MISS CAMPOS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. HOPE YOU ARE ALL DOING WELL TODAY. SO I AM HERE, TO TALK TALK ABOUT OUR FISCAL YEAR COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. SO I DO HAVE A PRESENTATION AGENDA. I'LL GO THROUGH THE INFORMATION FAIRLY QUICKLY AND WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS AS I GO THROUGH. I WANT TO FIRST START OFF BY JUST GROUNDING US ON CURRENT EMPLOYEE POPULATION DETAILS AND THEN REVIEW OUR COMPENSATION STRATEGY AND HISTORY, AND THEN TALK THROUGH EQUITABLE PAY SOLUTIONS FOR OUR FRONTLINE LABOR POSITIONS. THAT WE'RE PROPOSING BE INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET FOR STREETS, UTILITY, AND PARKS MAINTENANCE WORKERS IN PARTICULAR. AND THEN ALSO I HAVE SOME BENCHMARKING COMPARABLE MARKET DATA THAT I'LL GO THROUGH, AND THEN AT THE END JUST TALK ABOUT OUR FISCAL YEAR FINANCIAL IMPACT THAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT. I'M ALSO GOING TO HAVE A FEW SLIDES TO GO OVER AROUND OUR EMPLOYEE OF CHOICE BENEFITS AS WELL THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TO YOU THIS EVENING. SO FROM AN EMPLOYEE POPULATION STANDPOINT, THIS IS JUST PROVIDING YOU SORT OF A SNAPSHOT OF WHERE WE'RE AT WITH REGARDS TO OUR EMPLOYEE POPULATION. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE AUTHORIZED 448 FULL-TIME POSITIONS, AROUND 284 PART-TIME POSITIONS. CURRENTLY WE HAVE 421, THAT ARE CURRENT WITH 21 VACANCIES. WE DO HAVE 6 POSITIONS ON HOLD, FROM FISCAL YEAR '26, SO YOU'LL SEE THOSE LISTED THERE ON THE SLIDE. WE DO HAVE ONE POSITION THAT WAS WHAT WE CALL ELIMINATED. RECOGNIZE THAT THAT WAS NOT A PERSON IN THAT POSITION, THAT WAS A VACANT POSITION THAT THEN WAS ELIMINATED FOR FISCAL YEAR '26. AS, WE LOOK AT OUR TURNOVER, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DATA POINT FOR IN PARTICULAR HR. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A GOAL AND A TARGET OF BEING BELOW 12% ON OUR TURNOVER. ENDING FISCAL YEAR '26, OUR ANNUALIZED IS GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE AT 11.6%. ENTRY-LEVEL POSITIONS CONTINUE TO BE OUR MOST VULNERABLE TO MARKET INFLUENCES, YOU KNOW, WAGES, BENEFITS THAT MIGHT BE OFFERED, INCENTIVES, OR EVEN JUST WORK-LIFE BALANCE. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE OTHER FISCAL YEARS WHERE WE HAVE HOVERED AROUND THAT 12%. RATE. SO THEN WE START GETTING IN, I LIKE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT DEEPER DIVE AND LOOK AT THE DEPARTMENTS AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHERE ARE WE SEEING MAYBE TURNOVER ABOVE THAT 12% TARGET. AND THESE ARE THE POSITIONS AND THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. SOME OF THESE ARE SMALLER GROUPS AND THOSE ARE IDENTIFIED BY ASTERISKS WITH LESS THAN 10 EMPLOYEES. AND SO OBVIOUSLY IF THEY HAVE A COUPLE OF TURNOVER WITHIN THE YEAR THEY'RE GOING TO BE PRETTY HIGH. BUT NONETHELESS, IT'S STILL AN IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR US TO PAY ATTENTION. SO WE'RE SEEING THAT ABOVE TARGET RANGE IN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS, WHICH IS A DIVISION OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE'RE SEEING THAT WITHIN OUR ENGINEERING, OUR CAPITAL AND DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERS. WE'RE ALSO SEEING IN ANIMAL SERVICES, VERY SMALL DIVISION, BUT WE LOSE ONE OR TWO, AND THAT'S A SKILL SET THAT IS HARD TO REPLACE. PARKS AND RECREATION AS WASTEWATER AND WATER SERVICES, A DIVISION OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. FLEET SERVICES, DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS. AND THEN MUNICIPAL COURT, WHICH IS A DIVISION OF OUR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE. SO THESE ARE THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WE SEE THE HIGHER TURNOVER IN. AND I THINK THE PROPOSAL THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU TONIGHT TO HAVE SOME MARKET ADJUSTMENTS IN THESE LABOR POSITIONS IN PARTICULAR WILL ADDRESS HOPEFULLY THIS ATTRITION. SO JUST TO ALSO GIVE YOU A BACKGROUND OF WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR ANNUAL REVIEW OF COMPENSATION, WE DO RESEARCH OUR COMPARABLE CITIES FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS. WE LOOK AT THE RANK OF OUR MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM SALARY RANGES COMPARED TO MAYBE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE MARKETPLACE. WE REVIEW THE ACTUAL AVERAGE RATE OF PAY FOR MARKET POSITIONS, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M BRINGING IN THIS YEAR SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHAT IS OUR AVERAGE ACTUAL RATE FOR THIS POSITION FOR THE CITY OF BURLESON COMPARED TO WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE MARKET. AND THEN WE ALSO WANT TO CONSIDER CONSIDER THE NEXT BEST MARKET ALTERNATIVE. AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S NOT WITH ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY, WHERE MIGHT THAT NEXT BEST MARKET ALTERNATIVE BE? AND SO I SEE THIS MORE WITH, YOU KNOW, OUR LIFEGUARDS OR CAMP COUNSELORS OR MAINTENANCE WORKERS. THEY MIGHT NOT GO TO WORK FOR ANOTHER CITY OR RETAIL. THEIR NEXT BEST MARKET ALTERNATIVE MIGHT BE A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. SO ARE WE LOOKING AT WHAT THEY'RE PAYING THEIR RATES COMPARED TO WHAT WE'RE PAYING FOR OUR PART-TIME POSITIONS. WE ALSO LOOK AT OTHER CITIES AND INDUSTRIES OUTSIDE OF OUR COMPARABLE CITIES. ANOTHER INDUSTRY MIGHT BE CDL DRIVERS, RIGHT? AND SO WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT, RECOGNIZING WE CAN'T NECESSARILY COMPETE WITH SOME OF THOSE PRIVATE INDUSTRIES, BUT WE STILL WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. WE ALSO PREPARE A REVIEW OF INTERNAL POSITION BENCHMARKING, SO WE'RE ALWAYS PAYING PAYING [01:50:01] ATTENTION IF WE'RE MOVING FOLKS FROM A COMPENSATION STANDPOINT. WHAT IS THAT DOING TO OUR COMPRESSION? WHAT IS THAT DOING TO POSITIONS ABOVE THEM? ARE WE BEING EQUITABLE ACROSS THE BOARD? IF WE'RE LOOKING AT A MAINTENANCE WORKER IN PUBLIC WORKS, ARE WE ALSO LOOKING AT THAT MAINTENANCE WORKER IN PARKS? WE MAKE RECOMMENDATION ON COMPENSATION PLANS AND DIRECTION, AND THEN WE WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR FINANCE PARTNERS ON PREPARING ANY PROPOSALS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET RELATED TO PAY AND ANY BENEFIT CHANGES. IN ADDITION TO THIS ABOVE ANNUAL REVIEW, WE ALSO DO THESE STEPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHEN WE HAVE VACANT POSITIONS THAT MIGHT COME AVAILABLE AND WE'RE LOOKING NEEDING TO LOOK AT THE MARKET WITH REGARDS TO ANY POSTINGS, SALARY OFFERS, ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES. WE ALSO LOOK AT IT IF WE'RE REORGING WE CALL IT A REORGANIZATION, IF YOU WILL OF AN EXISTING POSITION TO A DIFFERENT POSITION. THEN WE'RE DOING ELEMENTS OF THIS ANNUAL REVIEW TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MAKING, THE BEST DECISION. THIS IS A SLIDE YOU HAVE SEEN BEFORE. I PULLED IT BACK IN THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT CONTINUES TO STAY TRUE WITH OUR COMPENSATION STRATEGY. OUR MARKETABLE CITIES ARE LISTED DOWN THERE AT THE BOTTOM, SO NOTHING HAS CHANGED FROM LAST YEAR WITH REGARDS TO THE CITIES THAT WE COMPARE TO. BUT WE UTILIZE THE MARKET DATA AND INTERNAL BENCHMARKING TO SUPPORT OUR SALARY DECISIONS AND OUR SALARY RANGES. WE MAINTAIN STARTING PAY HIGHER IN THE RANGE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN TALENT, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE HARD-TO-FILL POSITIONS LIKE OUR ENGINEERS, FOR EXAMPLE, AND/OR HIGH TURNOVER POSITIONS. WE ALSO WANT TO APPLY MARKET ADJUSTMENTS FOR KEY POSITIONS BASED ON MARKET SURVEYS THAT WE RECEIVE, AND WE'RE CONSTANTLY GETTING DATA EVEN FROM OUR EMPLOYEES, WHICH WE APPRECIATE. THEY WILL SEND US, YOU KNOW, FLYERS OF JOB POSTINGS AND WE BOUNCE THAT OFF OF AND COMPARE WITH REGARDS TO WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR US INTERNALLY. WE CONTINUE TO USE OUR CORE MARKET CITIES, WHICH AGAIN ARE LISTED BELOW, ALONG WITH THOSE OTHER MARKET INDICATORS. AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON FOCUSING ON BUILDING THESE CAREER PATHWAYS AND SKILL-BASED PAY AND PART-TIME PAY STRUCTURES, WHICH IS ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION WE HAVE HERE FOR YOU TONIGHT. SO THIS SLIDE IS ALWAYS HELPFUL FOR FOR US TO IDENTIFY, WELL, WHAT HAVE WE DONE IN THE PAST WHEN IT COMES TO COMPENSATION? AND SO WE LOOK BACK SINCE FISCAL YEAR '20, AND THEN ALSO LAST YEAR, LAST YEAR WE DID DO OUR MERIT, WHICH WAS ON AVERAGE 3%. AND IF YOU RECALL, WE DID, THE STEP PLUS WE PROVIDED MARKET ADJUSTMENTS FOR POLICE AND FIRE AND OUR STEP PLAN. AND THOSE AVERAGED OUT TO BE ABOUT 7.2% LAST YEAR. SO WHEN I LOOK AT THE GENERAL POPULATION, AND THIS IS NON-SWORN POSITIONS, SO THESE ARE NOT POSITIONS THAT ARE IN THE POLICE AND FIRE STEP PLAN, IT FULL-TIME FIELD POSITIONS, WE ALWAYS LOOK AT THE MIDPOINT OF OUR RANGE. AND SO AT OR ABOVE MIDPOINT, WE HAVE ABOUT 57 OF OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEE POPULATION THAT ARE AT OR ABOVE THAT MIDPOINT, WHICH TELLS ME THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD NUMBER. RIGHT? BELOW MIDPOINT, THAT'S THE AREA THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS, RIGHT? SO IT'S ABOUT HALF AND HALF, 43% IS BELOW THAT MIDPOINT. PART-TIME, HOWEVER, IS A DIFFERENT STORY. AT OR ABOVE $15 AN HOUR, WE'RE SITTING AT ABOUT 32% OF EMPLOYEES, BUT BELOW THAT $15 AN HOUR IS 68%. AND YOU MIGHT BE ASKING, WHY DID YOU PICK $15 AN HOUR TO ILLUSTRATE THIS. THOSE ARE SOME OF THOSE NEXT BEST MARKET ALTERNATIVE, YOU KNOW, PAYING $15 AN HOUR. SOME OF YOUR RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS ARE PAYING THAT. SOME OF EVEN YOUR FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS ARE PAYING CLOSE TO $15 AN HOUR. SO IF WE'RE NOT AT LEAST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THAT NEXT BEST MARKET ALTERNATIVE IS TO WHERE WE PAY AT LEAST OUR PART-TIME, THEN I THINK WE MIGHT BE MISSING AN OPPORTUNITY. FURTHERMORE, WHEN WE, WE TAKE A DEEPER DIVE, WE LOOK AT OUR SALARY POSITION AND AT OR ABOVE 15, THE AVERAGE HOURLY RATE THAT'S ABOVE THAT 15 MARK IS SITTING AT $17.54. BUT BELOW THAT 15 MARK, WE'RE FALLING BELOW $13. SO ON AVERAGE, BELOW THAT 15 IS AROUND THAT $12.57. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR STRATEGIES FOR FISCAL YEAR '27, WE WANT TO PLAN AND BUDGET FOR CITYWIDE COMPENSATION STUDY FOR FISCAL YEAR '27. YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT IN THE BUDGET PRESENTATION LATER THIS EVENING. WE HAVE NOT DONE A CITYWIDE COMPENSATION STUDY SINCE FISCAL YEAR '21. SO IT'S A GOOD PRACTICE TO DO THAT PERIODICALLY EVERY 3 TO 4 YEARS, 5 YEARS AT THE MOST. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE RECOMMENDING TO DO THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR AND JUST HAVE HAVE A THIRD PARTY COME IN AND HELP US WITH THAT COMPENSATION STUDY. WE ALSO WANT TO CONTINUE TO REVIEW MERIT AND STEP AND EQUITABLE PAY SOLUTIONS, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE LABOR-TYPE POSITIONS. THAT WAS FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL DURING THE RETREAT EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND SO WE HAVE DIALED THAT [01:55:01] FEEDBACK INTO THE PROPOSALS THAT YOU'RE SEEING TONIGHT. WE WANT TO MAINTAIN OUR FIRE AND POLICE STEP PLANS AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT PAY FOR PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS. WE ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON THOSE PART-TIME POSITIONS THAT FALL BELOW THAT $15 AN HOUR. WE WENT BACK AND DEVELOPED, BASED ON COMMITTEE FEEDBACK, A PROPOSAL THAT AT LEAST GOT US TO A MINIMUM OF $13 VERSUS $12 AN HOUR. AND THEN WE ALSO WANT TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THOSE HIGH TURNOVER AND HARD-TO-FILL POSITIONS. SO TRANSITIONING FROM THAT PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION, THE PAY OPTION AND ESTIMATED FINANCIALS, I'LL GET INTO. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR FISCAL YEAR '27 PAY PROGRAM IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH REGARDS TO A MERIT PAY FOR ELIGIBLE NON-STEP FULL AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEES. WE ALSO ARE RECOMMENDING MARKET ADJUSTMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE FULL-TIME FRONTLINE LABORER POSITIONS. WE'RE ALSO RECOMMENDING MARKET ADJUSTMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE PART-TIME POSITIONS. AND THEN WE ARE ALSO RECOMMENDING THE PLANNED STEP FOR POLICE AND FIRE. SO I KNOW THIS IS A VERY BUSY SLIDE, SO I'LL WALK THROUGH IT WITH YOU. BUT THIS IS REALLY BENCHMARKING SORT OF WHERE WE'RE AT IN THE MARKETPLACE WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE WORKERS. SO WE HAVE BOTH STREET AND UTILITY MAINTENANCE WORKERS IN THE DIFFERENT LEVELS. THAT'S THE POSITION COLUMN YOU SEE THERE. AND THEN WE DID A CURRENT RANKING FROM OUR MIN TO MAX SALARY RANGE. WHERE ARE WE AT WITH REGARDS TO OUR COMPARABLE CITIES WITH LIKE POSITIONS? SO I'LL DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO STREET MAINTENANCE WORKER LEVEL 3 AND UTILITY MAINTENANCE WORKER LEVEL 3, WE ARE THE BOTTOM OF THE RANKING WITH REGARDS TO WHERE WE'RE AT CURRENTLY WHEN COMPARING THAT TO, COMPARABLE CITIES. SO THEN I LOOKED AT CURRENT AVERAGE HOURLY RATE. SO WHAT IS THE MARKET SAYING THE CURRENT AVERAGE HOURLY RATE IS, WITH REGARDS TO THESE POSITIONS? AND THAT'S IN YELLOW. AND THEN WHAT IS OUR CURRENT AVERAGE OUR AVERAGE HOURLY RATE FOR THE CITY OF BURLESON FOR THOSE POSITIONS. SO YOU CAN SEE THOSE COMPARISONS THERE. AND THEN WE TAKE A LOOK INTO FISCAL YEAR '27. SO A LOT OF TIMES WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS WE'LL COME FORWARD WITH A PROPOSAL TO MOVE WITH REGARDS TO THE MARKET, BUT THE MARKET MOVES AS WELL, RIGHT? SO I WANTED TO DIAL THAT IN THIS YEAR AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AT LEAST KEEPING A FOCUS ON IF THE MARKET MOVES 3%, WHICH IS TYPICALLY WHAT'S AVERAGE, THEN I ASSUMED THAT AND I WENT AHEAD AND MOVED THOSE RATES 3% SO WE CAN SEE WHAT ON AVERAGE IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE WITH THE MARKET MOVEMENT. AND THEN IF WE ONLY APPLY OUR 3% MERIT ONLY, YOU CAN SEE THEN WHAT THAT AVERAGE RATE LOOKS LIKE COMPARED TO THEN WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING, WHICH IS A MARKET ADJUSTMENT PLUS MERIT RATE, WHICH GETS YOU TO THAT FAR COLUMN. SO TAKE OUR UTILITY MAINTENANCE WORKER 3, WE'RE RANKING RIGHT NOW AT THE VERY LOW END. THE MARKET IS SHOWING THAT RATE TO BE $28.47. IT COULD GROW TO $29.32 IN '27. WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO BE AT $28 FOR THAT POSITION. SO IT GETS US CLOSER TO THE MARKET COMPARED TO THE $24 THAT WE HAVE NOW. SO SAME EXERCISE WE DID FOR OUR PARKS AND RECREATION FULL-TIME POSITIONS AND THOSE MAINTENANCE WORKER POSITIONS. AND SO YOU CAN SEE OUR RECOMMENDATION GETS US CLOSEST TO THE MARKET WHERE OUR MAINTENANCE CREW LEADER IS GOING TO BE RIGHT ON TOP OF THE AVERAGE OF THE MARKET IF IT MOVES 3%. WE'RE A LITTLE AHEAD ON SENIOR MAINTENANCE WORKER. WE'RE A LITTLE AHEAD ON OUR MAINTENANCE WORKERS. SO WE START BEING VERY ATTRACTIVE AND COMPETITIVE WITH REGARD TO OUR RATES. AND THEN WE ALSO LOOKED AT OUR PART-TIME POSITION. AND SO THIS IS WHERE WE TOOK THE STRATEGY OF APPLYING A MINIMUM VERSUS $12 AN HOUR, WHICH IS OUR CURRENT MINIMTO MOVE THAT UP TO $13 AN HOUR. WE HAVE CURRENTLY 22 EMPLOYEES MAKING LESS THAN THAT $13 AN HOUR, AND THAT RANGE IS ANYWHERE FROM $12 TO $12.98. AND THAT NUMBER CAN INCREASE DURING SEASONAL TIME, OBVIOUSLY, BUT RIGHT NOW THIS CURRENT LOOK AND JULY, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE STANDING. SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING A NEW MINIMUM OF 13. AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE SORT OF WHERE, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR LIFEGUARDS WERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MARKET, ESPECIALLY ON THE MINIMUM SIDE OF THE SALARY RANGE. WE'RE NOT QUITE GOING TO GET TO MARKET AT 15, BUT WE'RE GETTING CLOSER. AND SO THE STRATEGY IS TO HOPEFULLY CONTINUE TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION WHERE WE CAN CLOSE IN ON THAT, BUT GETTING IT ABOVE $12 IS DEFINITELY A KEY DIRECTIONAL MOVE FOR US IN GETTING THAT INTO THAT $13 RANGE. SO THE FINANCIAL IMPACT WITH REGARDS TO OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PAY PROGRAM, AND THAT INCLUDES THE MERIT, THE PLAN STEP, AND THESE MARKET ADJUSTMENTS, YOU CAN SEE THERE. SO WE DON'T HAVE MARKET ADJUSTMENTS AT EVERY GENERAL OR EVERY FUND. [02:00:01] IT'S WHERE THOSE POSITIONS ARE AT THAT WE WILL HAVE THE MARKET ADJUSTMENTS ADDED TO THEN THE MERIT. SO WE ALWAYS WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE PUBLIC SAFETY IS AT. THAT IS CRITICAL FOR US AS WELL. AND SO WE DID WANT TO COME BACK AND LOOK AT BENCHMARKING FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY STEP PLAN FOR POLICE AND FIRE. SO THE SAME TYPE OF EXERCISE WE DID HERE WITH REGARDS TO THE FIRE STEP. SO THIS LOOKS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I PRESENTED TO YOU LAST YEAR IN THAT WE TOOK SORT OF THE RANGES OF OUR SALARY RANGE AND WE DID THE MARKET. THIS YEAR WE'RE LOOKING AT AVERAGES, IN THE MARKETPLACE WITH THOSE COMPARABLE CITIES. I DID THE SAME ASSUMED 3% MARKET ADJUSTMENT, AND THEN YOU CAN START SEEING WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE FOR FISCAL YEAR '27. WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE PLAN STEPS. SO THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED THERE OR BOLDED FOR YOU SO YOU CAN SEE SORT OF HOW THAT COMPARES. WE'RE DOING REALLY GOOD ON THE FIRE CAPTAIN, FIRE BATTALION CHIEF POSITIONS WITH REGARDS TO MARKET. WE DO HAVE A TOP STEP AT 115 FOR FIRE LIEUTENANT. THEY RECEIVE A LUMP SUM PAYMENT WITH REGARDS TO ANY KIND OF MOVEMENT THAT HAPPENS. BUT THE FIREFIGHTER FIRE APPARATUS OPERATOR, WE'RE STILL RIGHT THERE TRAILING SLIGHTLY. THE MAINTAIN CURRENT MARKET POSITION IS REALLY TAKING THE PLAN STEP AND THEN AGING THAT BY 3% OR MOVING THAT AND GIVING IT AN ADDITIONAL MARKET ADJUSTMENT. SO YOU CAN SEE THEN WHERE THOSE DOLLAR FIGURES WOULD LAND VERSUS A MID-MARKET POSITION AND WHAT THOSE AVERAGES WOULD LOOK LIKE IF WE MOVED ALL THE WAY TO A MID-MARKET TYPE OF STRATEGY. SAME THING FOR PD. SO THERE'S ONE NOTE ON PD THAT I'LL DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO, AND THAT IS UNDER POLICE LIEUTENANT. WHEN WE PULLED OUT AVERAGES, I HAD TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT WE'VE HAD RECENT PROMOTIONS TO THAT STEP 1. SO THAT'S WHY THAT ONE LOOKS VERY LOW COMPARED TO MAYBE IF WE HAD SOME TENURED POLICE LIEUTENANTS IN THERE. THAT AVERAGE MIGHT POP UP A LITTLE. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, YOU CAN SEE OUR RANKING IS STILL WE'RE TRAILING BEHIND IN THE MARKETPLACE. DOING BETTER WITH REGARDS TO OUR POLICE OFFICER. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR SERGEANT AND OUR LIEUTENANTS, ESPECIALLY OUR LIEUTENANTS, BUT I THINK THOSE PROMOTIONS ARE FACTORING IN THERE, WE'VE GOT SOME CATCHING UP TO DO. SO WITH THAT SAID, WE DID REVIEW THE PUBLIC SAFETY, STEP PLANS, THEY'RE NOT BEING RECOMMENDED AT THIS TIME. WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THEY HAVE THEIR PLANNED STEP, BUT OUR FOCUS IS, AT LEAST FOR THIS YEAR, LOOKING AT THOSE LABOR POSITIONS AND OUR PART-TIME POSITION AND THOSE MARKET ADJUSTMENTS. IT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY FROM THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR POLICE AND FIRE, OBVIOUSLY. AND SO WE WANTED TO AT LEAST SHOW YOU WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE AND HAVE THIS IN FRONT OF YOU BUT IT IS NOT GOING TO BE RECOMMENDED, AT LEAST RIGHT NOW, WITH REGARDS TO WHAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD TO YOU. THE FIRST SET OF COLUMNS THERE IS AN AVERAGE 5.49% STEP INCREASE. SO THAT'S THE STEP THEIR PLANNED STEP PLUS A LITTLE BIT OF A MARKET ADJUSTMENT BY 3%. THE OTHER ONE IS THAT MID-MARKET VIEW THAT GETS CLOSE TO A 9% STEP INCREASE. BUT YOU CAN SEE THEN THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE ELEMENTS. SO AGAIN, PUBLIC SAFETY IS IMPORTANT TO US AND WE WANT TO KEEP THAT A FOCUS. SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING FOR FISCAL YEAR '27 IS THE EQUITY ADJUSTMENTS BEYOND PLANNED STEP ARE NOT CURRENTLY RECOMMENDED. HOWEVER, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE AND THAT'S DUE TO ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. I'M SURE TOMMY CAN SPEAK MORE TO THAT DURING HIS PRESENTATION. BUT WE RECOGNIZE THAT IN THE FUTURE THE CITY IS GOING TO HAVE TO IMPLEMENT SOME MOVEMENT TO GET US BACK INTO MARKET AND TO BE COMPETITIVE WITH THESE POSITIONS. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP THAT IN THE FOREFRONT OF US. AND THEN CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDS THAT WE STAY ATTUNED TO THIS AND WE REEVALUATE IT, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION, SO WE CAN THEN COME BACK AND LOOK AT IT AGAIN. SO IF NO QUESTIONS ON THE COMPENSATION, I'LL TRANSITION TO EMPLOYER OF CHOICE FOCUS, AND THIS IS JUST A COUPLE SLIDES TO HELP CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT OUR BENEFITS AND SOME OF THE OTHER CREATIVE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING AROUND THE EMPLOYER OF CHOICE FOCUS. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY AN ARTICLE THAT I PULLED OUT THAT SPOKE TO THE ROLE CREATIVE EMPLOYEE PERKS CAN PLAY IN THE WAR FOR TALENT. SO OBVIOUSLY COMPENSATION IS A BIG FACTOR THAT BENEFITS AND WHAT WE OFFER IS ANOTHER PORTION OF THAT. AND SO I NEVER WANT TO JUST BE ONE-SIDED WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE TOTALITY OF OUR COMPENSATION PICTURE, WHICH LOOKS AT BENEFITS AS WELL. SO UNDER HEALTH BENEFITS, THESE ARE ALL THE THINGS WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE. AND SO I DO THINK THAT THE CITY OF BURDESON DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB [02:05:01] AT CREATIVE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS THAT REALLY HELP WITH REGARDS TO WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER.. AND SO WE ALWAYS WANT TO PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD ON THESE ITEMS AND LETTING EMPLOYEES THAT ARE LOOKING FOR POTENTIAL WORK FOR THE CITY OF BURDESON OR EVEN OUR EXISTING EMPLOYEES UNDERSTAND FROM A RETENTION STANDPOINT WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER. ALSO, BACK IN 2025, WE DID DO A WHEN WE WERE WORKING ON OUR CORE CULTURE WORK, WE GOT FEEDBACK FROM EMPLOYEES AND THEY WERE CATEGORIZED IN THESE DIFFERENT AREAS. AGAIN, THIS IS A SLIDE THAT MIGHT BE FAMILIAR TO YOU. I'VE USED IT BEFORE, BUT WE KEEP IT IN FRONT OF US AS WELL WITH REGARDS TO WHAT DID OUR EMPLOYEES TELL US WAS IMPORTANT TO THEM WHEN WE WERE DOING THAT CULTURE WORK. SO STRONG LEADERSHIP AND VISION, COMPETITIVE PAY AND BENEFITS, HEALTHY WORK CULTURE, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS AN AREA THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK ON, WORK-LIFE BALANCE, WHICH I THINK WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS AS WELL, AND THEN EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AND ENGAGEMENT. SO THIS YEAR, WHENEVER I WAS LOOKING TO PRESENT THIS AND PROVIDE IT IN FRONT OF YOU, I WANTED TO SORT OF GAUGE WHERE ARE WE AT WITH THESE CATEGORIES. THIS DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THESE CAN'T FLUCTUATE, BUT AT LEAST IT'S SORT OF A SNAPSHOT OF WHERE WE'RE AT WITH REGARDS TO THE CATEGORY ITSELF. AND I'M SURE THAT SOME MIGHT DEBATE MY THOUGHTS ON THIS, AND THAT IS FINE. I'LL BE BE GLAD TO TAKE THAT. BUT I DO THINK THAT WE HAVE TAKEN STRIDES IN MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE STRONG LEADERSHIP AND VISION. WE'VE DONE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING WITH STRONG LEADERSHIP. WE'VE ROLLED OUT OUR CULTURE. SO I'M PUTTING IT BETWEEN A RECOGNIZE THAT WE'VE GOT IT IN PLACE AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN IT. COMPETITIVE PAY AND BENEFITS, EVEN THOUGH WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO SOME OF THE RATES THAT ARE OUT IN THE MARKETPLACE, IT DOES SET FALL BY THE WAYSIDE SIDE. WE STAY DILIGENT WITH REGARDS TO THE WORK THAT WE DO IN THOSE CATEGORIES. SO AGAIN, RECOGNIZE IT'S IMPORTANT, RECOGNIZE THAT WORK STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE, AND MOVING TO A SUSTAINED AREA ON SOME OF THOSE. HEALTHY WORK CULTURE, SAME THING. CAREER DEVELOPMENT IS ONE OF THOSE THAT WE STILL HAVE SOME CREATION TO DO, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO CAREER PATHWAYS AND DEVELOPING OUT SOFT SKILLS. AND SO WE'VE GOT SOME PLANS NEXT YEAR HOPEFULLY THAT WE CAN KICK OFF TO HELP US DELIVER IN THAT AREA. WORK-LIFE BALANCE IS RECOGNIZED. I THINK WE DO A REALLY GOOD JOB OF THE WORK-LIFE BALANCE, BUT THE MARKETPLACE IS SAYING THAT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS OUT THERE THAT WE MIGHT NOT BE DOING, AND SO WE MIGHT NEED TO LOOK AT THAT IN REGARDS TO HOW DO WE OFFER MAYBE FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES MORE THAN WHAT WE DO TODAY. WHERE I THINK WE SUCCEED IN THAT WE'RE SUSTAINING WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT IS EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION, EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, ENGAGEMENT. I THINK WE'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB OF PUTTING THOSE ELEMENTS IN PLACE, ESPECIALLY WITH REGARDS TO THE CULTURAL WORK THAT WE'VE DONE. AND I THINK RIGHT NOW THOSE ELEMENTS ARE SUSTAINING GOING FORWARD. SO AS WE LOOK AT THIS FISCAL YEAR COMING UP AND THEN BEYOND, WE WANT TO AND THIS IS BASED ON, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, EMPLOYEE FEEDBACK IS SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT PERHAPS OUR EMPLOYEES WANT TO SEE US BRING TO THE TABLE AND THAT WE MIGHT WANT WANT TO LOOK AT. AND THOSE THAT ARE MARKED BY AN ASTERISK ARE ACTUALLY SEEN IN OUR MARKETPLACE OR WITHIN OUR MARKET CITIES. SO ADDING AN EXTRA PERSONAL HOLIDAY, VOLUNTEER PAID LEAVE, SO YOU ACTUALLY GIVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME THAT'S PAID FOR FOLKS TO VOLUNTEER IN THE COMMUNITY, 4-DAY WORK WEEK, AND THEN SELL BACK OR PURCHASE ADDITIONAL PAID LEAVE. SO THERE'S SOME ELEMENTS THERE THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO CONSIDER IF WE OFFERED THAT, BUT NONETHELESS, THOSE ARE SOME THINGS. IN-THE-SEAT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, AND THAT'S NOT A BIG COST COMPONENT. IT TAKES TIME, OBVIOUSLY, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HEAR FROM OUR EMPLOYEES AND WE THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR LEADERS TO DO, AND A LOT OF OUR LEADERS ALREADY DO THIS, BUT REALLY MAKING IT A STAPLE SO THOSE THAT ARE NEWLY PROMOTED ALSO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT IN-THE-SEAT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY. STAY INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY LEADERSHIP. VETERAN DAY CELEBRATION. I THINK COUNCILMEMBER ANDERSON, YOU HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP BEFORE. SO WE HEARD THAT FEEDBACK AS WELL. REVIEW ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION PAY OPPORTUNITIES IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL PAY FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS. THOSE CAREER PATHWAYS I TALKED ABOUT. UPDATE POSITION DESCRIPTIONS. THIS IS MORE BETTER ALIGNED WITH RESPONSIBILITIES. SO THIS IS WORK ON THE DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS HR TO JUST TAKE A LOOK WHEN WE CAN AT THOSE UPDATED JOB DESCRIPTIONS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE BETTER ALIGNED WITH RESPONSIBILITIES. THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS HAVE A NEW MEMBER JOIN OUR TEAM AND THEN THE JOB DESCRIPTION OR WHAT WE TOLD THEM THE JOB WAS IS DIFFERENT. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE STAY ALIGNED. DEFINE ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL AND THEN REVIEW TOP-OUT RANGES AND COMPENSATION STEP PLANS AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY MOVEMENT THAT WE CAN DO THERE. SO WITH THAT, I WILL STOP TALKING AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OR HEAR ANY COMMENTS YOU MIGHT HAVE. [02:10:01] ANYBODY? EXCELLENT. WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO ON THIS. YOU JUST BLEW MY MIND ON THIS WHOLE THING, AND I'VE READ IT A NUMBER OF TIMES, BUT I JUST AM THINKING THAT I KNOW THE BUDGET, AND I'VE LOOKED AT THE BUDGET. MY PROBLEM IS, IS WE WANT THINGS DONE DONE. LIKE, THE STREET MAINTENANCE IS ONE OF OUR HIGH PRIORITIES, THE STREETS IN TOWN. EVERYBODY WANTS IT DONE, BUT WE'RE NOT WILLING TO GIVE JUSTIN AND HIS CREW THE RESOURCES TO DO IT. I THINK THOSE PEOPLE NEED TO BE PAID, THE, THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO DO THE WORK. I MEAN, I SEE THEM OUT THERE IN THIS 100-DEGREE TEMPERATURE HOLDING UP A STOP SIGN, YOU KNOW, IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT. THERE'S OTHER PIECES IN HERE. I DON'T THINK WE OUGHT TO DO AWAY WITH THE STEPS. I THINK THE POLICE AND FIRE NEED THE STEPS. IF YOU DON'T DO THAT, THEN GIVE THEM MORE PERSONNEL. YOU GOT THE POLICE AND FIRE BOTH ARE UNDERSTAFFED. I KNOW WE GOT A GENTLEMAN THAT'S DOING A SERVICE HERE IN TOWN WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND HE'S DOING IT ALL BY HIMSELF. GET HIM SOME MORE PEOPLE. I WOULD SAY IF YOU ASK A LOT OF THESE WORKERS, MONEY MEANS SOMETHING. WE KEEP ADDING 5 CENTS HERE AND 5 CENTS THERE AND KEEP TAXING, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR THEM TO KEEP UP WITH THAT. THEY GOT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE THEIR BUDGET MANAGE. I DO TOO. I JUST HAD $1,500 TAKEN AWAY OUT OF THE BUDGET. AND I'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE ENDS MEET. AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THESE GUYS WORK EXTREMELY HARD. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE 4-DAY WEEK, OF HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT. I KNOW SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE DOING THAT, BUT I THINK IF YOU PAY THEM LIKE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE PAID AND CUT SOME OTHER THINGS OUT OF THE BUDGET, WE HAVE SOME PRETTY GOOD WELL-PAID PEOPLE HERE. I DON'T THINK MONEY IS ALL OF IT. I THINK YOU ASK THEM, TIME OFF WITH THIS GENERATION IS A LOT OF IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WORK THAT OUT. I'M NOT A FINANCE PERSON AT ALL. I'M JUST SITTING HERE JUST THINKING. I'M THINKING OF EVERYTHING YOU SAID AND IT'S WAY ABOVE MY HEAD, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT I THINK WE NEED TO PAY THE PEOPLE. DON'T DON'T MISS THEIR STEPS, DON'T MISS THEIR PAY, DON'T TREAT THEM LIKE, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY. WELL, I KNOW THAT, BUT WE CAN MAKE SOME CUTS OTHER PLACES. WHERE? I'VE GOT SOME IDEAS. PEOPLE MIGHT NOT LIKE IT, BUT I THINK YOU NEED TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT SOME OF THAT, HOW TO RETAIN THEM. I JUST DON'T LIKE NOT PAYING THE WORKERS. THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY DO THE WORK. I JUST I'M ALWAYS IN FAVOR OF THAT. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS, COUNCILMEMBER ANDERSON. AND ALSO, JUST TO CLARIFY, WE ARE GOING TO BE OUR PROPOSAL FOR FISCAL YEAR '27 IS TO FUND THE STEP, BUT AS IT'S PLANNED. SO THAT WOULD BE AN AVERAGE 3% INCREASE FOR POLICE AND FIRE, JUST NOT ANY ADDITIONAL MARKET ADJUSTMENTS LIKE WE DID LAST YEAR. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I WAS CLEAR ON THAT POINT. SO I'M SORRY IF I ADDED ANY CONFUSION ON THAT. COUNCILMEMBER ANDERSON, I WOULD ALSO ADD TO THE PROPOSAL, AND I WILL GET TO IT IN MY PRESENTATION LATER THIS EVENING, BUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CHERYL HAS MADE FOR OUR LABOR POSITIONS THAT WERE A PRIORITY FOR THE COUNCIL IN THE RETREAT ARE RECOMMENDED AS A SUPPLEMENTAL. SO DULY NOTED ABOUT WHERE THE COUNCIL'S POSITION IS AT, BUT I WANT TO REITERATE THAT AS CHERYL SAID, THE STEPS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY INTENDED, AS THEY ALWAYS HAVE BEEN. IT'S JUST THE EQUITY ADJUSTMENTS ON TOP OF THE STEPS ARE NOT SOMETHING THAT ARE PLANNED IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. BUT I NEVER WANT TO LOSE SIGHT OF WHERE PUBLIC SAFETY IS IN RELATION TO MARKET CITIES, BECAUSE EVERY YEAR THAT WE GO IS ANOTHER YEAR WE GET BEHIND, AND IT'S A COST THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO INCUR AT SOME POINT. I DO APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE PRIORITIZED LABOR POSITIONS AND BRINGING STREETS AND UTILITY WORKERS BECAUSE WE DON'T WE THOSE HIGH TURNOVER ARE VERY HARD TO FILL. BUT THOSE ARE ALSO JACKS-OF-ALL-TRADES POSITIONS IN SOME REGARD. I MEAN, THEY ARE TRAINED ON ALL THESE THINGS AND THEN THEY GO INTO THE PRIVATE SECTOR OR THEY FIND ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY IN ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY. AND WE WANT TO RETAIN OUR EMPLOYEES. AND SO I COMPLETELY ECHO YOUR SAME SENTIMENTS OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE DOING THE WORK AND THEY'RE OUT IN THE HEAT OR THEY'RE OUT IN THE COLD. AND THESE ARE PRIORITIES THAT WE HAVE MADE AS A CITY. AND SO THEREFORE, WE SHOULD IF THE GUYS AND GALS THAT WE NEED ON THE FRONT LINES, THEN WE SHOULD BE ENSURING THAT WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO KEEP THEM. 100%. I AGREE WITH WHAT BOTH [02:15:01] OF Y'ALL ARE SAYING. I DO LIKE THE CREATIVITY THAT'S ON HERE, SPECIFICALLY PARTICULARLY THE ONE THAT'S STANDING OUT IS SELL BACK PAID LEAVE TIME. THAT'S SOMETHING SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAD DONE IN THE PAST AND THEY ELIMINATED IT, BUT THAT WAS QUITE AN INCENTIVE. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, GUESS WHAT? PEOPLE SHOW UP TO WORK WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE TO USE THOSE DATES KNOWING THAT THEY COULD POTENTIALLY SELL THEM BACK. SO I, I DO LIKE THAT. I'LL, LACK OF BETTER WORDS, I JUST THINK OUR PUBLIC WORKS PEOPLE, THE PAY SCALE THAT'S ON THERE, HOW DO THEY LIVE DAY TO DAY? THEY'RE WORKING MULTIPLE JOBS. THEY'RE WORKING MULTIPLE JOBS. AND THAT, THAT IS VERY, VERY CONCERNING. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR POPULATION AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL GROWING. WE NEED THEM. WE NEED THEM TO SHOW UP TO WORK. DEFINITELY. SO I DON'T KNOW THAT NECESSARILY DOLLAR INCREASES. I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S THE ANSWER, BUT WE'VE THAT'S THE ONE THAT STANDS OUT THE MOST IS, I MEAN, HOW, HOW DO YOU LIVE ON $17 AN HOUR? WHERE DID I SEE THAT? $12, WHICH I MEAN, I REALIZE SOME OF THESE ARE LIKE LIFEGUARDS, TEENAGERS, AND SO ON, BUT $17, LESS THAN $20 AN HOUR, AND THEY'VE, THEY'VE GOT RENT TO PAY AND GROCERY, GROCERIES. OH MY GOD, THEY'VE GOT ALL OF THESE TO PAY FOR. HOW DO YOU, HOW DO YOU LIVE ON THAT? YES, MA'AM. SO I PUT BACK UP THE PUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE WORKERS SINCE I THINK THAT IS WHAT YOU'RE FOCUSING ON. AND SO, AND YOU'RE RIGHT WITH REGARDS TO OUR AVERAGE HOURLY RATE. I MEAN, OUR LOWEST IS OUR ENTRY-LEVEL WORKER 1 AT $20 AN HOUR. BUT EVEN OUR LEVEL 3S WHO HANDLE ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING OUT THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, FALLING BEHIND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AVERAGE IN THE MARKET. SO I DO THINK IF YOU, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT THE FISCAL YEAR '27 RECOMMENDED, WHICH IS THAT MARKET ADJUSTMENT PLUS MERIT, WE'RE DOING A GOOD JOB OF GETTING RIGHT BACK INTO MARKET AND IN SOME WAYS EVEN MORE COMPETITIVE. SO I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT, TOO. DO WE HAVE FURTHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES SET UP FOR SOME OF OURS THAT ARE AT THIS BEGINNING LEVEL, YOU KNOW, IN THE TRADES, DO WE HAVE SOMETHING TO HELP THEM OBTAIN OTHER CERTIFICATIONS AND SO ON? SO WE DO ENCOURAGE OUR EMPLOYEES TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATIONS. IN SOME ROLES, WE HAVE CERTIFICATION PAY. AS THEY OBTAIN THOSE, THEY WILL GET COMPENSATION FOR THOSE CERTIFICATIONS. THE CAREER PATHS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, ACTUALLY, SO A LEVEL LEVEL 1 WITH REGARDS TO EXPERIENCE, TIME IN POSITION, CERTIFICATIONS, CAN THEN MOVE TO A LEVEL 2 AND GET THAT HIGHER RATE OF PAY AND SO ON TO A LEVEL 3. WE ENCOURAGE INTERNAL PROMOTIONS WHEN THE TIME COMES AS WELL SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO GO UP. SO I THINK THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS ABSOLUTELY. COULD WE DO BETTER AT DEFINING THOSE PATHWAYS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES? ABSOLUTELY. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON. ANYBODY ELSE? OH, I JUST WANTED THE FINAL SLIDE THAT I WANTED TO ALSO SAY I APPRECIATE THE CREATIVITY. I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO KEEP PEOPLE WORKING. YOU KNOW, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO THE PEOPLE EVER, AND WE IT'S, IT'S NOT ALWAYS GLAMOROUS AND IT'S, IT'S SOMETIMES A THANKLESS JOB, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET PEOPLE TO AND FROM PLACES AND, AND AND SO CONSIDERING SOMETHING LIKE, I THINK ADDITIONAL TIME OFF IS ATTRACTIVE NOW TO THIS YOUNGER WORKFORCE, AND MAYBE WE DO EXPLORE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BUY BACK LEAVE AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS. YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? WHAT FITS US? BUT I DO THINK WE JUST NEED TO BE I DON'T THINK ANYTHING SHOULD BE OFF THE TABLE NECESSARILY AS FAR AS LIKE HOW WE RETAIN PEOPLE AND GIVE THEM FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE WE KNOW NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES ARE LOOKING AT ALL OF THESE THINGS TOO. WE CAN'T ALWAYS PAY TOP DOLLAR. IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT THE DOLLAR, BUT WHAT OTHER INCENTIVES CAN WE COUNTER WITH IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE THE PAY? THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I THINK AS CHERYL SAID, THESE ARE GOING TO BE THINGS WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR, PAY ATTENTION TO. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S REALLY CRITICALLY IMPORTANT WE'RE COMPARING AGAINST OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND WE'RE COMPARING AGAINST PRIVATE SECTOR, THOSE BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR RETIREMENT, WHICH IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT AND ONE THAT WE HAVE CHOSEN TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO. [02:20:02] SO I KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT EVERYTHING AND IT DOESN'T MATTER NECESSARILY TO SOMEBODY MAYBE YOUNGER IN THEIR CAREER, BUT THE LONGER TIME THAT YOU HAVE IN THE TENURE WITH THE CITY, THE MORE IMPORTANT THAT BECOMES. I THINK A NUMBER OF THESE, AS CHERYL'S ALREADY SAID, ALREADY CURRENTLY DOING A LOT OF THESE THINGS ALREADY. WE DON'T HAVE A 4-DAY WORK WEEK FOR THE CITY, BUT THERE'S MULTIPLE DIVISIONS THAT HAVE 4-DAY WORK WEEK, REMOTE WORK, FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT MANY OF THESE AS WE SEE FIT AND WHERE IT MAKES SENSE OPERATIONALLY FOR THESE DEPARTMENTS. SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ALWAYS A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL. THE, SOME OF THESE BUYBACK PROVISIONS I DO THINK ARE, WOULD BE VERY POPULAR AMONGST THE RANKS OF STAFF. THERE'S A BUDGETARY CONSTRAINT ASSOCIATED WITH THAT IN TERMS OF, IS IT BEST TO DO THAT? IS IT BEST TO DO MORE EQUITY ADJUSTMENTS? IS IT BEST TO BRING ON MORE PEOPLE? SO RIGHT NOW, I'M NOT RECOMMENDING ANY OF THE BUYBACK PROVISIONS IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT AND MONITOR AND SEE WHAT OUR PEER CITIES ARE DOING. BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK OR SUGGESTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET IF THERE'S ANYTHING SPECIFIC YOU WOULD LIKE US TO DO OR SEE. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU, CHERYL. APPRECIATE IT. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A 10-MINUTE RECESS, AND I WANT TO DROP THE MALLET AT 10 MINUTES. OKAY. [8.D. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction on the proposed fee changes for the FY 2026-27 budget. (Staff Contact: Natalie Turner, Budget and Fiscal Services Manager)] THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO 8D, RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD THE DISCUSSION, AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION ON THE PROPOSED FEE CHANGES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 BUDGET. THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS NATALIE TURNER, BUDGET AND FISCAL SERVICES MANAGER. NATALIE. TONIGHT I WILL BE PRESENTING TO YOU THE PROPOSED FEE SCHEDULE UPDATES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET. SO CONTINUING OUR BUDGET CONVERSATION BUT ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC WITH THIS PRESENTATION. AS I'M SURE YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR, DURING OUR ANNUAL BUDGET REVIEW, DEPARTMENTS ASSESS THEIR CURRENT FEES AS LISTED IN OUR EXISTING FY26 FEE SCHEDULE. CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AS WELL AS OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT REQUESTS THAT ALL DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY DILIGENTLY EVALUATE THIS PORTION OF THE BUDGET PROCESS TO PROVIDE OPTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION. AND AS YOU SEE THE, UPCOMING FEE PROPOSALS, WE WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU SOME CONTEXT OF HOW OUR SURROUNDING CITIES ARE ASSESSING RATES FOR EQUIVALENT SERVICES. AND SO THE 10 CITIES LISTED ON THE SCREEN ARE THE PEER CITIES THAT WE HAVE BENCHMARKED OUR RATES TO. AND FOR SOME CITIES, IF THERE WAS NO READILY AVAILABLE, INFORMATION ON THEIR WEBSITE OR ONLINE, THEN WE'VE JUST LISTED THE DESIGNATION OF N/A FOR NOT APPLICABLE. SO FOR AN OVERVIEW OF TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION, THE 4 DEPARTMENTS IMPACTED BY OUR RECOMMENDED FEE UPDATES INCLUDE CODE ENFORCEMENT, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING THE GOLF COURSE, BRICK, AND RUSSELL FARM, UTILITY CUSTOMER SERVICE, AS WELL AS SOLID WASTE FEES. SO STARTING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OR CODE ENFORCEMENT, THE FIRST PROPOSED FEE CHANGES INCLUDE THE ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN HEALTH FEES, WHICH YOU WILL SEE ON THE NEXT SLIDE. THESE ARE PLAN REVIEW FEES, CHILD CARE FACILITY, COMMISSARY, FARMERS MARKET, AND FOOD COURT HEALTH PERMIT FEES. AND THIS IS A RESULT OF RECENT LEGISLATION. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE LISTED SENATE BILL AND HOUSE BILLS ON THE SCREEN PROHIBIT THE CITY OF BURLESON FROM CHARGING THESE FEES IF THEY'RE NOT ALSO ASSESSED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES, AND THEREFORE THIS IMPACTS SEVERAL FEES THAT WE CURRENTLY OR ARE ON OUR EXISTING FY26 FEE SCHEDULE. AND SO YOU CAN SEE, SUCH AS PLAN REVIEW, CHILD CARE, THE FEES LISTED ON THE SCREEN, WE ARE PROPOSING TO REDUCE THESE TO $0, WHICH WILL RESULT IN A TOTAL FINANCIAL IMPACT OF LOST REVENUE JUST UNDER $13,000. AND AGAIN, THIS IS THE RESULT OF RECENT LEGISLATION, SO WE MUST ELIMINATE THESE. CODE ENFORCEMENT FEES. MOVING ON TO, CERTAIN CODE ENFORCEMENT FEE CHANGE PROPOSALS. SO STARTING WITH THE OUR MULTIPLE-DAY TEMPORARY FOOD SERVICE PERMIT, WE ARE PROPOSING TO INCREASE THIS FROM $100 TO $200, AND THIS IS TO ALIGN WITH THE CURRENT MARKET RATE ENVIRONMENT. SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, THE PROPOSED INCREASE ALIGNS WITH SOME OF OUR PEER CITIES WHICH ARE ALSO, CHARGING AROUND THIS RATE, WHICH WE BELIEVE REASONABLE, JUST IN LIGHT OF CURRENT LEGISLATION IN THE MARKET ENVIRONMENT. AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STOP ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS, OR IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO GO INTO MORE DETAIL, YOU CAN SEE THE PEER CITIES RATES LISTED ON THE SCREEN. SO, I WON'T READ ALL OF THEM, BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ADDITIONAL FEE CHANGES FOR OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT OR DIVISION INCLUDE CHANGES TO GROCERY AND FOOD SERVICE HEALTH PERMIT FEES. SO [02:25:02] OUR HEALTH PERMIT FEES HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED IN APPROXIMATELY A DECADE, AND AGAIN, WE ARE PROPOSING THESE INCREASES TO BRING US IN LINE WITH REGIONAL STANDARDS WHILE REMAINING COMPETITIVE FOR, BUSINESSES AND CHARGING REASONABLE RATES. SO FOR GROCERY AND HEALTH OR FOOD SERVICE HEALTH PERMIT FEES, EXCUSE ME, WE HAVE THE CURRENT RATES LISTED ON THE SCREEN. FOR EXAMPLE, A GROCERY ESTABLISHMENT OF EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN 5,000 SQUARE FEET, WE CURRENTLY CHARGE CURRENTLY PAYING A $275 PERMIT FEE, AND WE ARE PROPOSING TO INCREASE THAT BY $100 TO $375, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A PROJECTED TOTAL ANNUAL INCREASE OF $1,900. AND IF ALL OF THE GROCERY AND FOOD SERVICE HEALTH PERMIT FEE PROPOSED CHANGES ARE ACCEPTED, WE WOULD INCREASE REVENUE BY $28,275. AND TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT OF THE, THESE SIMILAR RATES BEING CHARGED BY SURROUNDING CITIES. AS YOU CAN SEE, CONTINUING WITH THE EXAMPLE OF A GROCERY ESTABLISHMENT OF EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN 5,000 SQUARE FEET, IF WE WERE TO INCREASE THAT RATE TO $375, THAT STILL DOESN'T PUT US AT THE TOP OF THE MARKET. AS YOU CAN SEE, CERTAIN SURROUNDING CITIES ARE CHARGING MORE THAN THAT OR IN LINE WITH THAT RATE, AND SIMILAR FOR FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS. SO THAT CONCLUDES THE CHANGES TO EXISTING CODE FEES. SO NOW WE MOVE ON TO PROPOSING NEW CODE FEES WHICH DO NOT CURRENTLY EXIST. AND JUST AS A REMINDER OH, GO AHEAD, ALEXA, I APOLOGIZE. DO THESE FEES IT'S JUST ONE TIME THAT THEY PAY THIS FEE? THESE ARE ANNUAL, SO YEARLY THEY'RE GONNA OKAY, GOTCHA. THANK YOU. FOR ANY, NEW CODE FEES THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO ESTABLISH, WE DO REQUIRE A 60-DAY ADVANCE NOTICE TO ALL STAKEHOLDERS. AND SO FOR THE, UPCOMING CODE FEES WHICH ARE BEING PROPOSED, THEY WOULD BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2027, IF, THESE ARE AUTHORIZED FOR IMPLEMENTATION. SO FIRST, WE HAVE A SCHOOL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT THAT'S OPERATED BY A FOR-PROFIT PRIVATE CONTRACTOR. WE PROPOSE A RATE OF $250 FOR THIS FEE, WHICH IS IN LINE WITH THE STATE ONCE AGAIN, THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES, WHICH CHARGES $258. NOW, WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE ANY FOR-PROFIT SCHOOLS WITH FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS BY PRIVATE CONTRACTORS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. SO IF THIS FEE WERE TO BE ADOPTED, IT'S REALLY JUST SO THAT WE ALIGN WITH THE STATE'S FEE SCHEDULE, AND WE WOULD HAVE THE AUTHORITY, SHOULD A FOR-PROFIT SCHOOL LOCATE WITHIN THE CITY OF BURLESON, TO ASSESS THIS $250 FEE. AND THEREFORE, SINCE THERE ARE NO EXISTING ENTITIES WITHIN BURLESON, WE WOULD EXPECT, NO REVENUE FROM THIS FEE NEXT YEAR. CONTINUING WITH A NEW REINSPECTION FEE FEE FOR FAILED INSPECTIONS. THESE ARE RELATED TO HEALTH INSPECTIONS FOR RESTAURANTS OR POOLS. SO SHOULD A RESTAURANT FAIL THEIR INITIAL HEALTH INSPECTION AND OUR DEPARTMENT WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK AND REINSPECT, WE WOULD ASSESS $175. AND WE BELIEVE THIS TO BE A REASONABLE REINSPECTION RATE BASED ON, AGAIN, OUR PEER CITIES, WHAT THE MARKET'S CHARGING. YOU CAN SEE UPWARDS OF $225 FOR MIDLOTHIAN ON THE SCREEN AND JUST SOME CITIES WHICH ARE CHARGING AROUND THOSE RATES. AND WE WOULD EXPECT ABOUT $525 IN REVENUE. SO WE DON'T HAVE MANY FAILURES, THANKFULLY, FROM OUR LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND POOLS AND THOSE SORTS OF HEALTH INSPECTIONS. BUT SHOULD ONE FAIL, WE DO BELIEVE IT TO BE REASONABLE TO CHARGE THIS FEE. AND NEXT, WE ARE PROPOSING AN AFTER-HOURS INSPECTION FEE FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT. AND SO THIS COULD HAPPEN FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS WHY OUR CODE DEPARTMENT MIGHT HAVE TO GO OUT TO A BUSINESS. SAY THEY HAD A FIRE IN THEIR KITCHEN AND THEY WERE WANTING TO REOPEN ON A QUICK BASIS AND THEY REQUIRED OUR EMPLOYEES TO GO AFTER HOURS TO PERFORM INSPECTIONS TO GET THEM BACK UP AND RUNNING. WE ARE PROPOSING A $150 FEE FOR THOSE SORTS OF EMERGENCY AFTER-HOURS, IF YOU WILL, INSPECTIONS, WHICH WOULD GENERATE APPROXIMATELY $300 IN PROJECTED REVENUE. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER IMMEDIATE QUESTIONS RELATED TO CODE ENFORCEMENT, I WILL MOVE ON TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, STARTING WITH OUR GOLF COURSE. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE PROPOSING SEVERAL INCREASES TO OUR GOLF GREEN FEES TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $193.268 IN INCREASED REVENUE OR $268, EXCUSE ME IN INCREASED REVENUE SHOULD ALL OF THESE FEES BE ACCEPTED. AND THAT IS BASED ON SEVERAL FACTORS INCLUDING WEATHER AT THE GOLF COURSE COURSE UTILIZATION. THIS IS BASED ON A 65% UTILIZATION RATE OF THE GOLF COURSE. SO, OUR ACTUAL REVENUE INCREASE NEXT YEAR COULD FLUCTUATE. OUR TEAM [02:30:02] AT THE GOLF COURSE PROPOSED ANYWHERE BETWEEN $105,000 TO $300,000. SO THIS IS KIND OF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT ESTIMATE. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REMIND YOU ALL THAT OUR GOLF COURSE HAS DYNAMIC PRICING. SO THESE ARE MAXIMUM RATES. WE WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO CHARGE. FOR EXAMPLE, $51, THE PROPOSED WEEKEND GREEN FEE, IT COULD BE LOWER THAN THAT DEPENDING ON GOLF COURSE OPERATIONS AT THE TIME AND WHAT, OUR COURSE MANAGEMENT DEEMS APPROPRIATE. BUT THAT WOULD BE THE NEW MAXIMUM RATE THAT WE COULD ASSESS. AND YOU WILL SEE A SLIGHT CHANGE, IN THE PEER COMPARISONS. WE BENCHMARKED WITH THE HELP OF OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT AGAINST COURSES WHICH WE, DEEM COMPARABLE TO HIDDEN CREEK GOLF COURSE. SO YOU'LL SEE MANSFIELD NATIONAL, SOUTHERN OAKS, PECAN VALLEY, MEADOWBROOK, AND THE CLEBURNE GOLF COURSE LISTED ON THE SCREEN. AND THAT CONCLUDES THE CHANGES AT THE GOLF COURSE. SO MOVING ON TO OUR BRIC FEE PROPOSALS FOR NEXT YEAR, STARTING WITH RENTAL DEPOSIT FEES, WE ARE PROPOSING A $15 INCREASE ACROSS THE BOARD FOR ALL RENTALS AT THE BRIC WITH WHETHER THIS BE THE OUTDOOR POOL, FOR EXAMPLE, OR THE SPLASH PAD. INSTEAD OF THE CURRENT $50 RATE, WE WOULD BE ASSESSING A $75 PROPOSED RATE WITH A TOTAL APPROXIMATE $3,600 ANNUAL INCREASE IN REVENUE. AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS INCREASE IS TO ENCOURAGE OUR CLIENTS TO ADHERE TO THE TERMS OF THEIR RENTAL AGREEMENTS. WE'VE SEEN CERTAIN, YOU KNOW, INCREASED TIME OF STAFF TO TURN OVER AND FLIP THE RENTAL ROOM SHOULD PEOPLE LEAVE DAMAGES, YOU KNOW, MINOR TRASH AND THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE COLLECTED AND CLEANED UP. AND SO JUST TO ENCOURAGE OUR CUSTOMERS TO ADHERE TO THE TERMS OF THE RENTAL AGREEMENT, WE WOULD BE INCREASING THIS DEPOSIT RATE TO ENCOURAGE JUST GOOD TREATMENT OF THE BRIC. AND THEN MOVING ON TO BRIC RENTAL LATE FEES, WE ARE PROPOSING A $3 FLAT FEE ON ALL OF THE ITEMS LISTED ON THE SCREEN. SUCH AS, RENTAL OF MEETING ROOMS OR THE POOL PARTY ROOMS. SHOULD A CLIENT STAY OVER THEIR SCHEDULED, RENTAL TIME, THIS WOULD BE AN ASSESSED FEE, WHICH WE WANT TO JUST EASE CONSISTENCY AND COMMUNICATION TO RENTERS INSTEAD OF THE VARIOUS, DIFFERENT CURRENT RATES. IT WOULD BE AN EASY $3 FEE TO COMMUNICATE TO RENTERS. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT OUR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR 2026 FEE SCHEDULE DOES NOT INDIVIDUALLY LIST EACH OF THESE FEES, SO WE WILL BE MEMORIALIZING THEM IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 FEE SCHEDULE. AND THEN CONTINUING, WITH THE RENTAL LATE FEES, BUT YOU'LL SEE, EACH OF THESE RESPECTIVELY HAVE BEEN INCREASED TO EITHER $4 OR $6 JUST BASED ON THE USE OF THE ROOM, BUT WITH THE SAME PURPOSE TO MAKE IT EASY TO COMMUNICATE TO THE RENTER WHAT THOSE FEES ARE IF THEY STAY LATE AND OVER THEIR ALLOTTED TIME. AND THEN MOVING ON, LASTLY FOR THE BRIC WOULD BE OUR CAMP BTX. WE ARE PROPOSING A SLIGHT INCREASE TO MEMBER AND NON-MEMBER RATES TO STAY, AT OUR SUMMER CAMP, AND THIS WILL SUPPORT ENHANCEMENTS TO OUR PROGRAMMING, SAFETY, AND OVERALL CAMPER EXPERIENCE. THIS INCLUDES THINGS LIKE COVERAGE FOR UNIFORMS AND THE BUS TRIPS FOR FIELD TRIPS, AND JUST ALLOWS FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPANDED SERVICE AT OUR SUMMER CAMP. AND THEN LASTLY, WE ARE ALSO PROPOSING A COST SHIFT TO CLIENTS FOR CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES. SO THE BRIC USES A SOFTWARE CALLED AMELIA, ALSO KNOWN AS SMARTREC, AND THEY ARE REALLY OUR ONLY DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW THAT IS CURRENTLY ABSORBING THE COST OF CREDIT CARD FEES. AND SO TO BRING THE BRIC IN LINE WITH HOW THE OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS OPERATE, SUCH AS UTILITY CUSTOMER SERVICE, OUR COURT AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICE, INCLUDING BUILDING PERMITTING. WE WOULD BE SHIFTING CREDIT CARD FEES ONTO CUSTOMERS WHO UTILIZE THAT FORM OF PAYMENT METHOD. BUT OF COURSE, WE STILL HAVE PAYMENT METHODS WITHOUT THOSE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM IF PEOPLE CHOOSE NOT TO PAY WITH A CREDIT CARD. NATALIE, I JUST WANT TO ADD ONE THING. MAYOR, COUNCIL, IF YOU RECALL LAST YEAR, THIS WAS ONE OF THE ITEMS WE DISCUSSED POTENTIALLY TRYING TO PASS ON AS WE WERE DOING IN OTHER AREAS SUCH AS UTILITY BILLING, BUT THE EMILIA SOFTWARE WASN'T SUCH THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH DOING THAT. THEY'VE MADE CHANGES TO THEIR CAPABILITY AND AS A RESULT WERE ABLE TO PASS THOSE ON. ONE OF THE COMMENTS WAS MADE AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THAT PRESENTATION ACTUALLY HAD INADVERTENTLY HAD E-CHECK FEES AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD TRIED TO WORK ON LAST YEAR, HAVING AN OPTION, A FREE OPTION FOR PEOPLE.. AND SO THIS HAS BEEN REMOVED IN THIS VERSION OF THE PRESENTATION. WE'VE CONFIRMED THAT AMELIA HAS THAT CAPABILITY, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO OFFER THAT E-CHECK AS A FREE OPTION AND PASS FEES ON WITH THESE OTHER TWO. THANK YOU. FINALLY, WITHIN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, MOVING ON TO RUSSELL FARM, WE HAVE SIMILARLY PROPOSED, [02:35:02] FEE CHANGES FOR RENTALS AS WELL AS RENTAL LATE FEES. WE WITH AN ESTIMATED TOTAL $2,932 FINANCIAL IMPACT SHOULD ALL OF THESE FEE CHANGES BE ACCEPTED. IF THERE ARE NO IMMEDIATE QUESTIONS RELATED TO PARKS, I WILL MOVE ON TO UTILITY CUSTOMER SERVICE. WE HAVE JUST A FEW CHANGES TO THE FEE SCHEDULE HERE. AND SO THE FIRST BEING WE ARE PROPOSING A REPLACEMENT OF THE SEPARATE INITIATION AND TRANSFER FEES AT $10 AND $15 TO A SINGLE STREAMLINED APPLICATION FEE AT $15. WE ARE ALSO PROPOSING A SAME-DAY TURN-ON FEE OF $25 AND A SLIGHT CHANGE TO OUR TEMPORARY SERVICE FEE TO HELP OFFSET THE INCREASED COST OF WATER. SO AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE PROPOSING REPLACING THE INITIATION AND TRANSFER FEE WITH AN APPLICATION FEE, AND THIS IS REALLY JUST TO PROMOTE EQUITY. WHETHER WE HAVE A NEW RESIDENT MOVING INTO BURLESON PREVIOUSLY THEY WOULD BE CHARGED $10 AND SOMEONE RELOCATING TO A NEW HOUSE SOLD WITHIN BURLESON WOULD BE CHARGED $15. THIS SIMPLIFIES THINGS AND WOULD JUST BE A SINGLE $15 APPLICATION FEE, NO MATTER WHICH SITUATION A RESIDENT FINDS THEMSELVES IN. AND WE DO BELIEVE THIS TO BE A REASONABLE APPLICATION FEE. AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR PEER CITIES ARE CHARGING UPWARDS OF, YOU KNOW, $25 OR $20 TO RELOCATE AND TRANSFER AND MOVE THEIR WATER SERVICES. SO WE ARE PROPOSING THE SIMPLE $15 FEE. NEXT WE HAVE THE SAME-DAY TURN-ON FEE. THIS IS NOT A CURRENT FEE THAT WE HAVE. WE DO RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY 100 REQUESTS A YEAR FOR SAME-DAY TURN-ON SERVICES, AND SO WE ARE PROPOSING A $25 FEE, WHICH WOULD, GENERATE APPROXIMATELY, $2,500 IN REVENUE. AND FINALLY, FOR UCS WE ARE PROPOSING A CHANGE TO OUR TEMPORARY SERVICE FEE. CURRENTLY, THIS IS ASSESSED AT $30, AND WE BELIEVE INCREASING IT TO $50 IS REASONABLE. CURRENTLY, IF A, IF A CITIZEN REQUESTS TEMPORARY SERVICE, THEY'RE ALSO CHARGED A $10 INITIATION FEE. SO, THE REAL IMPACT HERE WOULD FEEL MORE LIKE A CHANGE FROM $40 TO $50 TO A RESIDENT NEEDING, THIS TEMPORARY SERVICE. AND FINALLY, MOVING ON TO FEE CHANGES FOR SOLID WASTE, STARTING WITH THE SOLID WASTE ADMIN AND OVERHEAD FEE. THIS IS CURRENTLY ASSESSED AT $2.10, AND WE ARE PROPOSING AN INCREASE TO $2.50, SO JUST A 40-CENT CHANGE THERE. THIS FEE WAS UPDATED LAST YEAR AS WELL AND INCREASED BY $1 DUE TO LITTER SERVICES. AS A REMINDER, THIS FEE COVERS BOTH ADMIN OVERHEAD COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH UTILITY BILLING AS WELL AS A PASS-THROUGH COST FOR OUR LITTER ABATEMENT SERVICES. AND SO THAT 40-CENT INCREASE WHICH WE ARE PROPOSING THIS YEAR IS A RESULT OF BOTH COMPONENTS THAT THIS FEE COVERS, BOTH PERSONNEL OVERHEAD AND LITTER, WHICH WE EXPECT AN APPROXIMATE 3% ANNUAL MERIT INCREASE, AS WELL AS, POTENTIALLY, APPROXIMATELY A 37% INCREASE IN OUR LITTER SERVICES. THAT CONTRACT IS STILL, IN PROCESS AND GOING OUT TO BID WITH RESULTS ANTICIPATED BACK NEXT MONTH. SO WE DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT INCREASE, BUT WE DO EXPECT AN INCREASE TO LITTER SERVICE COSTS, AND HENCE THE PROPOSED INCREASE TO OUR SOLID WASTE ADMIN FEE. AND FINALLY, I WON'T SPEND TOO MUCH TIME SPEAKING ON OUR HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL. THIS WAS TAKEN TO FINANCE COMMITTEE LAST WEEK ON JULY 15TH, AND WE RECEIVED DIRECTION TO NOT PROCEED WITH A CHANGE TO HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE SERVICES, WHICH WOULD HAVE ALSO ACCOMPANIED A NEW HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE FEE. AND INSTEAD, WE WILL BE RECONSIDERING THIS IN THE FUTURE WHEN WE GET NEW BIDS BACK AND CONTINUE TO, EVALUATE THIS PROGRAM AND THE SERVICES THAT BURLESON OFFERS. AND I DO ALSO JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO REMIND EVERYONE OF OUR CURRENT HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE SERVICES. WE DO HAVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF FORT WORTH WHICH ALLOWS RESIDENTS YEAR-ROUND ACCESS TO THE FORT WORTH ECC, ALSO KNOWN AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL COLLECTION CENTER, IF RESIDENTS NEED TO DROP OFF HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND DISPOSE OF IT THERE. AND WE ALSO OFFER ONE ANNUAL CITY-SPONSORED COLLECTION EVENT. AND SO THE DIRECTION HAS BEEN TO CONTINUE WITH THAT FOR THE TIME BEING AND NOT PROCEED WITH A CHANGE TO THOSE SERVICES OR A NEW FEE AT THIS TIME. SO I WILL JUST MOVE THROUGH THESE SLIDES SINCE THEY ARE NO LONGER APPLICABLE BASED ON OUR DIRECTION FROM FINANCE COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. IF THERE IS A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL THAT WAS NOT AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, OR MEMBER OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE. BUT THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE INCLUDE THAT WHEN WE GO OUT FOR PROPOSALS FOR, TAX COLLECTION IN THE FUTURE. YES, THANK YOU, NATALIE. AND SO WITH THAT, WE ARE [02:40:04] SEEKING THE COUNCIL'S RECOMMENDATION OF OUR IDENTIFIED FEE CHANGES AND WHICH ONES SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THIS UPCOMING BUDGET YEAR FEE SCHEDULE. AND I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. ANYONE? YOU GOT OFF EASY. THANK YOU, NATALIE. I'LL TAKE IT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. [8.E. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction regarding the FY 2026-2027 budget supplemental requests and receive additional directions regarding the annual budget for fiscal year 2026-2027. (Staff Contact: Tommy Ludwig, City Manager)] THANK YOU. THAT TAKES US TO 8E, RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION, AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 BUDGET SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST, AND RECEIVE ADDITIONAL DIRECTION REGARDING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027. THE STAFF PRESENTER TONIGHT IS TOMMY LUDWIG, CITY MANAGER. TOMMY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT ONLY TOOK ME ABOUT AN HOUR AND 40 MINUTES TO MAKE THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, SO I WILL DO MY BEST TO GO THROUGH. THERE'S A LOT OF MATERIAL. IF YOU GUYS NEED TO TAKE A BREAK, LET ME KNOW, BUT THERE'S A LOT TO IT AND I WANT TO GIVE IT ITS FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME. SO WITH THAT SAID, WE'LL GET GOING. SO YOU ALL KNOW OUR APPROACH HAS BEEN FIRST AND FOREMOST CONTINUING IN ANYTHING THAT WE DO, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE STRONG FUND BALANCES WITH ANYTHING THAT WE PROPOSE TO ADD TO THE BUDGET AS WE GO THROUGH AND LOOK FOR THE FUTURE. WE ALSO NOT JUST LOOK IN A 1-YEAR TIME HORIZON, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, AND WE GENERALLY LOOK AT A 5-YEAR PLANNING HORIZON. OUTSIDE OF 1 TO 2 YEARS, THAT CRYSTAL BALL GETS A LITTLE FUZZY, SO THEY REALLY ARE ESTIMATES.. BUT FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS ARE REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. BEYOND THAT, WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT TRENDS. AND THEN THE SUPPLEMENTALS ARE REALLY RECOMMENDED BASED ON CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT ALSO TAKING INTO ACCOUNT FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL ON WHAT YOUR STRATEGIC GOALS AND VISIONS ARE. AND ALSO LOOKING TO AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR FUND BALANCE POLICIES AND OUR WORKING CAPITAL POLICIES FOR THE GENERAL FUND AND OUR SPECIAL FUND. SO EVERY YEAR, AND FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE MADE WE REVIEWED THE BUDGET LITERALLY LINE ITEM BY LINE ITEM, AND WE'VE MADE A NUMBER OF BUDGETARY REDUCTIONS TO ACCOUNT FOR CHANGING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, PRIMARILY ASSOCIATED WITH SOME SLOWING IN THE ECONOMY IN GENERAL WITH REGARDS TO NEW CONSTRUCTION, BUT ALSO IMPACTS OF OUR REAPPRAISAL PLANS IN BOTH JOHNSON AND TARRANT COUNTY. SO FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT BUDGETARY REDUCTIONS. THIS YEAR, YOU DON'T SEE QUITE AS MUCH, PRIMARILY BECAUSE ANYTHING BEYOND WHAT I'M PROPOSING IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, YOU'LL START TO SEE TRUE OPERATIONAL CHANGES AND REDUCTIONS IN SERVICE. AND SO I DON'T THINK WE'RE IN A POSITION WHERE WE NEED TO BE DOING THAT. THERE'S LOTS TO BE THANKFUL FOR AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IN TERMS OF OUR FINANCIAL PROJECTION BUT EVERY YEAR I THINK IT'S A GOOD EXERCISE TO GO THROUGH AND LOOK AND SEE WHAT WE CAN TRIM AND REDUCE. SO I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THAT. BUT $155,000 OF RECURRING EXPENDITURES I'M PROPOSING TO REDUCE OUT OF THE BUDGET. AND THEN AS A REMINDER, WE ALWAYS BUDGET SOME ATTRITION. AS CHERYL HAS INDICATED, WE SEE TURNOVER FROM YEAR TO YEAR OF ABOUT 12%. AND SO WE FACTOR THAT IN. IT'S JUST GOOD BUDGETING PRINCIPLES THAT WE'RE NOT BUDGETING FOR 100% OF EVERY SALARY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE REALIZE DAY IN AND DAY OUT. SO MY INTENTION HERE IS TO NOT GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE BECAUSE SOME OF THESE ARE VERY, VERY SMALL. BUT AGAIN, WE'VE LOOKED AT LINE ITEMS AND WE LOOKED AT WHAT HAVE WE SPENT HISTORICALLY AND ARE WE STRANDING MONEY, ARE WE OVER BUDGETING IN A LINE ITEM. BECAUSE WHILE, YOU KNOW, $100, $200 HERE AND THERE MAY NOT SEEM MIGHT MUCH OVER THE COURSE OF MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS AND MULTIPLE LINE ITEMS, IT CAN CERTAINLY ADD UP. I WILL FOCUS ON SOME OF THE LARGER ONES HERE. SO THIS FIRST ONE THAT I REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON IS THIS LEASE FROM PUBLIC SAFETY FIRE. SO THERE WAS A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, IT WAS A LEASE PURCHASE FOR A FIRE ENGINE, AND SO THERE'S 3 YEARS LEFT ON THAT. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROPOSE TO RETIRE THAT WITH EXISTING APPROPRIATION IN THE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND. SO WE'LL PAY OFF THE REMAINING BALANCE OF THAT LEASE, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO REDUCE THAT AS A RECURRING LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET. SOME OF THESE OTHERS MINOR APPARATUS AND PUBLIC SAFETY. SO THIS IS ONE THAT WE'VE LOOKED TO, TO SEE WHAT HAVE WE SPENT HISTORICALLY, AND AGAIN, KIND OF WHERE, WHERE ARE WE POTENTIALLY STRANDING MONEY. THINK THIS IS HOSES, MINOR TOOLS, ETC. AND TO BE CLEAR, IF THERE'S A CRITICAL COMPONENT OR FUNCTION IN ANY ONE OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, I'D ALWAYS COME BACK IF WE SEE THAT WE'VE UNDER-BUDGETED AND ASK FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION. BUT IT'S, IN MY OPINION, BETTER TO REDUCE THE BUDGET AND [02:45:03] COME BACK ON A ONE-OFF THAN RE-OVER-BUDGET EVERY SINGLE YEAR. ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY FOR POLICE, THE VS TRACKING SOFTWARE, THE $5,000 REDUCTION, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S UTILIZED BY OUR VICTIMS ASSISTANCE FOLKS, AND SPECIFICALLY WITH REGARDS TO OUR GRANT REPORTING. SO THEY UTILIZE THE SOFTWARE, BUT THEY'RE ALSO TRACKING EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO IN AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET AS WELL. AND SO THIS IS ONE THAT WE FELT LIKE WE COULD REDUCE. THERE IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK WITH REGARDS TO THE REPORTING FOR THE GRANT, BUT THAT'S OVER A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME. AND AGAIN, WE'RE THEY'RE ALREADY DOING DOUBLE ENTRY, AND SO IT'S SOMETHING WE FEEL LIKE THAT WE CAN REDUCE WITHOUT A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE IS THERE AN ADVANTAGE TO IT BEING A SOFTWARE VERSUS IN ONE PERSON'S EXCEL SPREADSHEET? BECAUSE WE'VE LEARNED OVER TIME FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS OF IT'S WHEN ONE PERSON HAS ALL OF THIS INFORMATION VERSUS USING A PROGRAM ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT THAT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO AND THE ABILITY BASICALLY, IS THERE ARE THERE CONS TO JUST MOVING IT TO AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET. CERTAINLY, I THINK THAT THAT IS THERE ARE CERTAINLY CONS TO IT. I THINK WE'RE AT THE POINT IN OUR BUDGET NOW WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERY LITTLE THING AND WHERE WE COULD POTENTIALLY REDUCE. THIS IS JUST REGARDS TO WHAT THE VICTIM'S ASSISTANCE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE REPORTING BACK TO THE COG. AND SO THAT REPORTING PERIOD IS GOING TO END IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. IF CHIEF CORDELL IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFIC YOU WANT TO ADD BEYOND WHAT I HAVE. I DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU IF THE GRANT RUNS OUT OR WHEN THE GRANT RUNS OUT, WE DON'T HAVE TO REPORT THAT? CORRECT. OKAY, I'M UNDERSTANDING. OKAY. ON THE TUITION REIMBURSEMENT, THAT'S ANOTHER ONE I WANT TO POINT OUT. SO WE BUDGET $25,000 ANNUALLY. HISTORICALLY, SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, WE'VE NOT TOUCHED THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT. THIS IS NOT ONE THAT I'M PROPOSING TO REDUCE IN TERMS OF A REDUCTION FOR A BENEFIT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. IT'S SIMPLY A BUDGETARY STEP OF TRUING UP WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY SPENDING. IN THE EVENT THAT WE SAW AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE FOR A NEED, I WOULD CERTAINLY BRING BACK THAT BACK TO THE COUNCIL. THE PAYMENT IS A REDUCTION IN WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES. THIS ISN'T A CHANGE, IT'S JUST A CHANGE IN HOW MUCH WE'RE SEEING EXPENDED EVERY YEAR. THERE WAS A SMALL COURT RESTRUCTURING AS IT RELATES TO SOME RETIREMENTS AND REFILLING OF SOME POSITIONS AND RESTRUCTURING IN THAT OPERATION THAT'S LED TO AN ONGOING SAVINGS ABOUT $21,000. AND THEN THE HR DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BE TRANSITIONING TO KNOWBE4 FROM OUR EXISTING LITMUS SOFTWARE FOR SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEE ONBOARDING AND TRAINING. SO TRYING TO UTILIZE EXISTING SOFTWARES THAT HAVE THE SAME CAPACITY WITHOUT DOUBLE PAYING FOR ANYTHING. SO I'LL PAUSE THERE FOR A MOMENT, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITH REGARDS TO THESE REDUCTIONS. OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE, WE'VE KIND OF ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS ONE, THIS PARKS PERFORMANCE FUND AND REDUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES. SO THIS IS BACK TO NATALIE'S PRESENTATION IN THE AMELIA SOFTWARE. SO THERE'S A REDUCTION THERE AS A RESULT TO HOW WE'RE CHANGING WITH PROCESSING, PROCESSING THE CREDIT CARD FEES. SO IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I'M GOING TO PROCEED ON TO THE GENERAL FUND AND TALK ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL SUBMISSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, AND AS WELL AS MY RECOMMENDATIONS. THERE ARE IN THE APPENDIX OF THE PRESENTATION A NUMBER OF UNFUNDED ITEMS, AND THIS GOES ACROSS THE BOARD. IT KIND OF GOES BACK TO CHERYL'S PRESENTATION. THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF SUBMITTING THEIR NEEDS, AND A LOT OF THESE REALLY TRULY OUR NEEDS. THEY JUST EXCEED WHAT I FEEL THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ACCOUNT FOR IN THE BUDGET NEXT YEAR. WITH THAT SAID, AS WE GO THROUGH THESE, IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE ME TO SPEAK TO OR ADDRESS OR CONSIDER DISCUSSION OF MOVING ITEMS FROM UNFUNDED TO FUNDED OR VICE VERSA, IF WE COULD DO THAT BY FUND, THAT WOULD BE BEST. BUT I'M HAPPY TO DO WHATEVER THE COUNCIL WISHES TO DO. THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION AT THE, FINANCE COMMITTEE ABOUT SOME ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS, AT LEAST FROM ONE MEMBER WHO'S ASKED ME TO SUBMIT SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO WHAT SOME ADDITIONAL, POSITION REQUESTS WOULD BE AND THEIR IMPACT TO THE BUDGET. SO YOUR EXISTING SLIDES ARE GOING TO BE SUPPLEMENTED WITH WHAT I'M GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU MOMENTARILY. BUT WE HAD OVER 61 REQUESTS, FOR SUPPLEMENTALS, 32 2 FULL-TIME POSITIONS. I OVER $13 ALMOST $14 MILLION WORTH OF SUBMISSIONS. I'M RECOMMENDING A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION, OF WHICH $517,000 WILL BE ONGOING. AND THEN I'M RECOMMENDING A PART-TIME POSITION. SO WITH ALL OF THESE, IN ESSENTIALLY EVERY FUND, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE 2 THINGS. 2 THINGS ACROSS THE BOARD. FIRST IS GOING TO BE RESTORING OUR MERIT BACK TO OCTOBER 1ST. SO IF YOU RECALL IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, [02:50:03] ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I HAD MADE AS A REDUCTION OPTION WAS TO HAVE OUR MERITS BEGIN JANUARY 1ST. THE COUNCIL SAW FIT TO RESTORE FUNDING OF THAT LAST YEAR FOR 1 YEAR. SO IN OUR 5-YEAR PROJECTIONS AND MODELS, WE ONLY HAD THAT OCTOBER 1ST THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. AND EVERY OTHER SUBSEQUENT YEAR IN OUR FINANCIAL MODELING, WE WERE ASSUMING A JANUARY 1ST DATE FOR OUR MERITS. SO BASED ON THE FEEDBACK THAT I HAD RECEIVED FROM THE COUNCIL AND THE RETREAT AND KNOWING WHERE WE ARE JUST IN TERMS OF TRYING TO VALUE OUR EMPLOYEES, THE NUMBER ONE SUPPLEMENTAL THAT I HAVE IN EVERY SINGLE FUND IS GOING TO BE TO RESTORE MERITS BACK TO OCTOBER 1ST. AND YOU WILL SEE THAT ACROSS THE BOARD. AS IT RELATES TO CHERYL'S PRESENTATION THE EQUITY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR LABOR POSITIONS AND OUR PARKS POSITIONS, YOU WILL SEE THOSE AS WELL. AS CHERYL ALLUDED, NOT EVERY SINGLE FUND IS IMPACTED BY THAT. SO IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I'M NOT RECOMMENDING CHERYL'S RECOMMENDATIONS. IT'S SIMPLY NOT EVERY FUND WAS IMPACTED BY THOSE POSITIONS. THE $21,000 STAGING BUILDING RENOVATION, THIS WAS ONE THAT ALSO CAME FROM THE COUNCIL RETREAT. THERE WAS FEEDBACK TO SEE IMPROVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY FOR OUR OVERNIGHT OPERATIONS. THINK WINTER STORM, OF MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT AREA TO PROVIDE FOR FULL KITCHEN ACCESS FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES. SO THAT WOULD BE A ONE-TIME EXPENDITURE THAT WOULD BE PROVIDING THAT RENOVATION. THIS MALFUNCTIONING MANAGEMENT UNIT IS A PHYSICAL AND SOFTWARE ADD-ON TO OUR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ITS SYSTEM TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITIES AS WELL AS AUTO CHANGING OVER TO FLASHING LIGHTS UNDER CERTAIN FAULT CONDITIONS. CITY SECRETARY'S POSITION HERE, THE ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT IS OUR DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. SO THERE'S A ONE-TIME INCREASE FOR ESSENTIALLY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOFTWARE AND THEN AN ONGOING COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. AND KNOWING THAT THIS IS ONE OF COUNCIL'S MAJOR PRIORITIES AS AS WELL. THE $50,000 ONE-TIME EXPENDITURE, THIS WAS ACTUALLY ONE THAT WAS SUBMITTED AS A RECURRING, AND I WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO SEE FIT TO DO THAT AS A RECURRING ITEM IN THE FUTURE. BUT THIS IS INTENDED TO BE FOR MISCELLANEOUS ADA IMPROVEMENTS FOR OUR FACILITIES. NOT THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE ALL THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE FROM SIDEWALKS AND OTHER ASPECTS, BUT THIS IS INTENDED TO BE SOME OF OUR LOW-HANGING FRUIT FOR CITY FACILITIES. THERE WAS A YOU SEE AN ASTERISK HERE FOR THIS POLICE COORDINATOR POSITION, AND IF YOU SEE AN ASTERISK, THAT GENERALLY MEANS THAT I HAVE FUNDED IT, BUT I HAVE FUNDED IT BELOW WHAT THE ORIGINAL DEPARTMENTAL ASK WAS FOR. SO THIS WAS FOR A FULL-TIME COORDINATOR POSITION TO ASSIST THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE RECORDS GROUP, AND SPECIFICALLY THIS POSITION WOULD BE HELPING WITH OPEN RECORDS. THEY'LL BE HELPING PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE CID GROUP, RECORDS DESTRUCTION, ALARM PERMITTING. BUT A HUGE COMPONENT OF THIS WOULD BE ASSISTING WITH OPEN RECORDS. WHAT I PROPOSED IN, IN MY BUDGET AND THERE WAS FEEDBACK ABOUT THIS AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS TO FUND A POOL OF HOURS HERE TO ASSIST WITH OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS, BUT IT WASN'T THE FULL POSITION. THERE WAS AN INQUIRY ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO FUND THAT FULL-TIME, AND I WILL PRESENT THAT MOMENTARILY. THE SOFTWARE FOR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS THERE'S EXISTING SOFTWARE THAT'S USED TO MAP OUT FOR OUR CRASHES. THIS IS AN UPDATED VERSION OF THAT THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO BE FAR MORE EFFECTIVE AND FAR MORE TIME EFFICIENT TO GET OUR OFFICERS OFF THE STREET QUICKER WITH REGARDS TO ACCIDENTS. SO THERE'S $17,000 ONE-TIME COST AND A $2,000 ANNUAL CONTINUATION THEREAFTER. THE NEXT TWO ITEMS ARE TRAFFIC SIGNAL CABINET AND SIGNAL TRAILER. SO THIS IS TRYING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INVENTORY FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM AS WE HAVE TAKEN OVER OWNERSHIP OF OUR TRAFFIC SIGNALS. SO THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL CABINET IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO SIGNAL OPERATIONS. WE KEEP A VERY SMALL INVENTORY IN STOCK. THIS WOULD BE AUGMENTING THAT BY ONE CABINET, AND THE LEAD TIME ON THAT CAN BE 3+ MONTHS TO ORDER IT. SO IF YOU NEED IT, YOU, YOU HAVE TO ORDER IT IN ADVANCE. THE SIGNAL TRAILERS WOULD BE TWO TEMPORARY SIGNAL TRAILERS THAT WOULD SERVE AS BASICALLY LIGHTS IN THE EVENT THAT WE LOST THE SIGNAL FUNCTIONALITY AND NEED TO GET SOMETHING UP QUICK. I'M GOING TO PAUSE THERE AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY OF THESE ITEMS. SO GOING TO OUR FOLLOWING PAGE, THE STREET ASSESSMENT. SO ASSET MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN ONE A BIG THING OF THE COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES AS WELL AS STAFF AND MANAGEMENT. AND WHAT THIS IS, IS IT'S A REASSESSMENT OF OUR STREETS. SO EVERY 3 TO 5 YEARS, WE SHOULD BE REASSESSING OUR PAVEMENT EVALUATION. THIS WOULD BE [02:55:01] RERUNNING ALL OF OUR STREETS AGAIN FOR ASSESSING WHAT OUR PAVEMENT CONDITIONS ARE, REAFFIRMING WHAT OUR DEGRADATION IS, AS WELL AS WHAT OUR IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE MAKINGTHINK PRESSURE PAVE, MILL AND OVERLAY, CONCRETE PANEL REPLACEMENTSIS THAT INCREASING OUR PCI AND OCI SCORE IN THE WAY THAT WE THINK IT IS. AND SO THAT WILL HELP HONE IN WHAT OUR BUDGETARY NEEDS WILL BE. CHERYL HAS ALREADY SPOKEN TO THE NEED TO EVERY 3 TO 5 YEARS DOING A FULL COMPENSATION ANALYSIS ACROSS THE CITY. OUR HR TEAM DOES A GREAT JOB OF TRYING TO SPOT CHECK WHERE WE ARE IN THE MARKET FOR OUR HARD-TO-FILL POSITIONS AND TRYING TO GRAB, YOU KNOW, 20 TO 25% OF OUR POSITIONS EVERY SINGLE YEAR. BUT BEST PRACTICE IS EVERY 3 TO 5 TO LOOK AT YOUR CITY ENTIRELY. AND SO I'M RECOMMENDING FUNDING THIS. THE MID-BLOCK CROSS UPGRADES, YOU SEE AN ASTERISK HERE. THIS IS ANOTHER ITEM THAT I'VE RECOMMENDED PARTIALLY FUNDING. SO WE'VE SEEN A FEW NEAR MISSES AT SOME OF OUR MID-BLOCK CROSSINGS. THINK JOHNSON STREET BETWEEN WARREN PARK AND THE LIBRARY. AND SO ONE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUBMISSION WAS FOR LARGE ARM MASKS, KIND OF REPLACING WHAT WE HAVE, GREATLY INCREASING THE PEDESTRIAN VISIBILITY. I THINK MAIN STREET STRAIGHTBINE WOULD BE A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT HERE. THAT WAS TO THE TUNE OF $270,000+. WHAT I'VE RECOMMENDED HERE IS TO AUGMENT OUR EXISTING SIGNAGE BY PROVIDING THE FLASHING BEACON ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SIGN. SO IT'D BE ESSENTIALLY $10,000 RETROFIT PER SIGN. THERE'S 3 MID-BLOCK CROSSINGS THAT WE'D BE ADDRESSING HERE THAT I'M RECOMMENDING. THIS COMPUTER WORKSTATION ITEM FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I BELIEVE THIS IS FOR STATION 3 AND STATION 16. THIS WAS, THERE WAS SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT SPECIFICALLY, AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. SO THIS WAS FOR 4 TOTAL COMPUTERS. ORIGINALLY, HOW IT WAS BUDGETING WAS $3,500 PER COMPUTER. BUT KEEP IN MIND A FEW THINGS. ONE, THAT INCLUDES A DEAL OF THE BACK-END COST ALLOCATION OVERHEAD THAT'S NOT JUST TIED TO THE PHYSICAL PURCHASE OF THE COMPUTER. IT'S, THINK, SOME OF THE ASPECTS OF THE CITYWIDE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO THAT EACH COMPUTER HAS TO HAVE. SO SOFTWARE AND OTHER FUNCTIONS. THE OTHER THING TOO IS THAT AT THE TIME WE WERE SUBMITTING THIS BUDGETARY ITEM, THERE WAS A LOT OF UNKNOWN ABOUT WHAT CHIPS WERE GOING TO BE DOING AND THE COST OF SHIPS. AND SO SPEAKING WITH IT, AFTER DISCUSSING IT WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, WE FEEL WE CAN DRIVE THIS BACK DOWN TO $10,000 FOR THOSE 4 WORKSTATIONS. SO THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR ALL-IN-ONE SYSTEMS AND THE SUPPORTING BACK OFFICE ALLOCATIONS THAT WE NEED FOR THAT. SO BE $2,500 PER PC. THE FLOCK TRAILER RETROFIT THIS IS RETROFITTING AN OLD SPEED CAMERA THAT WE'VE BEGUN UTILIZING AS A BLOCK CAMERA IN LOO, A PORTABLE BLOCK CAMERA, BUT THIS WOULD BE PROVIDING A BATTERY AND SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT TRAILER. AND THEN THE COMMAND POST CAMERA, THIS IS PROVIDING SOME FUNCTIONALITY THAT WOULD RIGHT NOW, IF WE NEED TO BRING A SEPARATE LAPTOP TO ACTIVATE THE CAMERAS AND TO GET TO OUR PAN, TILT, ZOOM CAMERAS, AND SO THIS WOULD BE A FUNCTIONALITY THAT WOULD NOT REQUIRE US TO HAVE TO BRING IN A SEPARATE PC AND GET THE COMMAND UNIT UP AND RUNNING MUCH FASTER. SO I'M GOING TO PAUSE THERE AND SEE IF THERE'S OTHER QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE ITEMS THAT I'VE RECOMMENDED. SO WITH REGARDS TO STORMWATER, WE ARE PROPOSING THAT THE STORMWATER WOULD BE BROUGHT INTO THE GENERAL FUND IN THE FIRST YEAR., BUT THE SUBSEQUENT YEARS THEREAFTER WOULD BE CREATED AS A SEPARATE FUND. SO WE'RE KIND OF SHOWCASING THIS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE $1.86 MILLION THAT'S GOING TO BE SHOWING IN THE 5-YEAR FORECAST AS AN OFFSET OF EXISTING COSTS THAT WE'RE INCURRING TODAY WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND. WHAT THIS DOES SHOW IS THE CREW, ONE-TIME EQUIPMENT, AS WELL AS SOME THE CAPITAL COST THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SETTING ASIDE FOR DEBT SERVICE IN THE FUTURE. SO LOOKING AT THAT MORE SPECIFICALLY, AND THIS IS A SLIGHT REVISION TO WHAT WE PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BECAUSE THE $100,000 OPERATING EXPENSE WAS GROUPED IN WITH THE 4 PERSONNEL RECURRING, AND THAT WASN'T SHOWN AS A RECURRING EXPENDITURE. SO WE'VE CLEANED THAT UP. SO THIS WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE NEW DEDICATED CRU FOR STORMWATER. YOU CAN SEE THE DRAINAGE CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS. AND WHAT I WOULD SAY THERE IS, IS THAT THIS IS GOING TO LARGELY BE UTILIZED PROBABLY AS CASH FUNDING OF CAPITAL PROJECTS NEXT YEAR THAT WE'LL BRING BACK AFTER THE CREATION OF THE BUDGET BECAUSE WE WON'T BE ISSUING DEBT TILL NEXT YEAR AND WE WON'T INCUR THE DEBT [03:00:01] SERVICE TILL THE FOLLOWING YEAR. SO YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SOME CASH FUNDING. AND THEN YOU'LL SEE A LETTER OF MAP REVISION FLOODPLAIN ANALYSIS FOR VILLAGE AND WILLOW CREEK DRAINAGE BASIN. SO I'LL PAUSE HERE AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE LOOK AT THE TOTAL GENERAL FUND 5-YEAR FORECAST. SO RIGHT HERE, WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IS OUR 5-YEAR FORECAST. AND A FEW THINGS THAT I POINT OUT THAT WE'VE TALKED AT VARIOUS TIMES ABOUT, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE YOUR SMALL REDUCTIONS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY ALLUDED TO. YOU SEE THE RECURRING EXPENDITURES OF THE 517 THAT I'VE TALKED ABOUT, AS WELL AS THE ONE-TIME SUPPLEMENTALS THAT GET TO THE MILLION DOLLARS THAT ARE RECOMMENDED IN THE GENERAL FUND. THE FUTURE ONE-TIME SUPPLEMENTALS OF $500,000 STARTING IN '28 IS INTENDED TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO TO AUGMENT SERVICES IN THE FUTURE, WHETHER THAT'S ADDITIONAL STREET MAINTENANCE DOLLARS OR OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THAT NATURE. THAT'S SOME CAPACITY AND LEEWAY FOR THE COUNCIL TO MAKE VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS IN A PARTICULAR AREA OVER A GIVEN PERIOD OF TIME. THE ONE-TIME SUPPLEMENT THE FUTURE SUPPLEMENTALS THAT YOU SEE IN 2028 STARTING AT $1.25 MILLION IS WHAT I WOULD ENVISION TO BE FUTURE PERSONNEL. I KNOW I WAS VERY LIGHT IN MY RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND THIS YEAR. THIS IS LARGELY TIED TO SIMPLY WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE LEGISLATION AND THE LEGISLATURE. I DO ANTICIPATE THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME PROPERTY TAX REFORM, SO I'M TRYING TO BE VERY COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT I DON'T WANT TO BE HEAVY I WOULDN'T I'M NOT RECOMMENDING TO BE HEAVY IN THE FRONT-LOADING OF PERSONNEL UNTIL WE UNTIL WE UNDERSTAND MORE WHAT PROPERTY TAX REFORM IS GOING TO BE. WE ALSO DO NOT HAVE OUR CERTIFIED ROLLS FROM JOHNSON COUNTY. WE ARE GOING TO BE GETTING THOSE HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. WE DO HAVE TARRANT COUNTY, AND WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS, IS THAT RIGHT NOW, BASED ON THE TARRANT COUNTY NUMBERS, WE'RE TRENDING ABOUT $200,000 ANNUALLY LESS IN REVENUE THAN WHAT THIS SHOWS. SO UNTIL I SEE WHAT JOHNSON COUNTY'S NUMBERS ARE AND GET THEM BY THE END OF THE WEEK, THAT MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO OFFSET THAT LOSS OF REVENUE, OR IT COULD BE A GREATER LOSS OF REVENUE THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY SHOWN. SO I JUST WANT TO BE, VERY HONEST ABOUT THAT. BUT OUR FINANCIAL POLICY IS 20 TO 25% FOR OUR GENERAL FUND, AND WE'RE EXCEEDING THAT, IN THROUGH THE 5-YEAR FINANCIAL FORECAST. YOU DO SEE A DRAWDOWN HERE, IN '29, '30, AND '31. AGAIN, AS I ALLUDED TO AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION, THE FIRST COUPLE YEARS ARE WE ALWAYS FEEL VERY CONFIDENT ABOUT, WITH OUR ESTIMATES. BUT THE FURTHER OUT WE GET, THE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE. SO WE'LL CERTAINLY HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF THOSE NUMBERS IN THE FUTURE. BUT THERE'S CERTAINLY OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREATER REVENUE, MORE GROWTH. AND SO I DON'T THINK IT'S SUCH THAT WE NEED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY CONCERNED OR MAKING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS OR NOT CONSIDER MAKING ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTALS TO THE BUDGET THIS YEAR, BUT IT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF. THE NEXT FEW SLIDES ARE GOING TO BE SOME QUESTIONS THAT I RECEIVED FROM A COUNCIL MEMBER REGARDING WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD BE SHOULD WE FUND ADDITIONAL POSITIONS, BUT I WANT TO PAUSE HERE TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE 5-YEAR FORECAST OR ANY OF OUR ASSUMPTIONS. SO THE CONVERSATION AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WITH REGARDS TO ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL IN THE GENERAL FUND LARGELY STEMMED AROUND INCREASING THE COST, RESTORING THE POLICE COORDINATOR POSITION BACK TO WHAT THE POLICE REQUESTED, SO FULL-TIME. I WILL SAY, SPEAKING FOR CHIEF CORDELL, HIS HOPE REALLY WITH THAT POSITION BEYOND AUGMENTING THE EXISTING NEEDS WAS TO SERVE AS KIND OF SUCCESSION PLANNING FOR OUR SUPERVISOR POSITION. THERE'S NOT ANY SUCCESSION PLANNING BETWEEN THE FRONTLINE STAFF IN THAT POSITION. CERTAINLY THE PART-TIME POOL OF HOURS WAS NOT GOING TO ACCOMPLISH THAT, SO I WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT THAT. THERE WAS ALSO A REQUEST TO SHOW WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD BE FOR ADDING 2 FIREFIGHTER EMS POSITIONS AS WELL AS TRAINING CAPTAIN. SO YOU SEE YOUR ONE-TIME COST AND THEN THE ONGOING COSTS ARE APPROXIMATELY $232,000. SO THE IMPACT HERE TO THE 5-YEAR FORECAST WOULD BE THE FUND BALANCE DROPPING TO A LITTLE LESS THAN 22%. AGAIN, I ANTICIPATE BASED ON WHAT I KNOW RIGHT NOW THAT REVENUE COULD BE A LITTLE LESS BASED ON TARRANT COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, BUT THAT DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY, REDUCTION TO THE FUTURE SUPPLEMENTAL. SO THAT $1.25 MILLION OR THE [03:05:03] ONE-TIME SUPPLEMENTAL, NUMBERS ARE NOT CHANGING THERE. YOU COULD CERTAINLY, TAKE FUND THOSE POSITIONS OUT OF SOME OF THOSE DOLLARS AND, AUGMENT YOUR FUND BALANCE AS A RESULT OF DOING THAT. I'M GOING TO PAUSE HERE AND SEE IF THERE'S QUESTIONS AND SEEK FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL. AND THEN I WOULD ALSO ASK IF THERE ARE OTHER UNFUNDED ITEMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO DISCUSS FROM THE GENERAL FUND, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO THAT. THE GENERAL FEEDBACK THAT I RECEIVED FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS MY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I MADE TO THE COMMITTEE ACROSS THE GENERAL FUND AND OTHER FUNDS, THEY WERE GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF. THERE WERE CERTAINLY QUESTIONS ABOUT ITEMS FUNDED AND NOT FUNDED, AND I'LL TRY TO SPEAK TO ANY OF THOSE. BUT IF THERE'S DESIRES TO MOVE ANYTHING THAT I'VE RECOMMENDED TO FUND OR MOVE ANYTHING UP THAT I HAVEN'T RECOMMENDED, THIS WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. I APPRECIATE THIS. OH, GO AHEAD, VICTORIA, GO AHEAD. I APPRECIATE THE SLIDE ON THE POSITIONS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'VE HEARD TIME AND TIME AGAIN, THAT THAT WE'RE DESPERATELY IN NEED OF. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, IN PARTICULAR, CHIEF DAVIS PRESENTED, THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF HOURS ON OUR FIREFIGHTERS, SOMETHING LIKE 270 HOURS, AND THAT DOES ANNUALLY AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE SPECIFIC TRAINING FOR, FOR LIKE POSITIONS LIKE DRIVER OR, ANY KIND OF ADDITIONAL EMS TRAINING. IT ALSO, HR ANYTHING THAT JUST THE CITY OF BURLESON WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST. THAT'S A REQUIREMENT THAT COMES FROM HIGHER GOVERNMENT THAN US. THERE ARE 70-ISH FIREFIGHTERS, NOT INCLUDING COMMAND STAFF, THAT WE THAT ONE INDIVIDUAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING TRACK OF ALL THE TRAINING, WHAT THEY'VE DONE, WHAT THEY'RE DOING, WHAT THEY'VE COMPLETED, WHAT THEIR AND THIS IS CRUCIAL TO THE JOB AND TO THE SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE CITIZENS OF BURLESON. UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, LIKE, WE CAN NEVER ASSUME HOW MANY HOUSE FIRES OR, GOSH FORBID, AN APARTMENT FIRE OR ANYTHING GREATER MIGHT HAPPEN, BUT THEY HAVE TO HAVE ALL OF THESE TRAININGS TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ALL OF THESE UNIQUE SITUATIONS THAT THEY MIGHT ENCOUNTER. IT'S A LOT TO KEEP UP WITH. AND IN ONE WAY, WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO BE REACTIVE AND NOT NECESSARILY PROACTIVE ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE ARE PROVIDING FOR OUR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE TO OUR CITIZENS. AND SO I AM VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT OF THE CAPTAIN POSITION THAT GOES UNDER THAT WOULD BE ADDRESSING THE TRAINING. I THINK THAT'S CRITICAL CRITICAL TO THE JOB THAT TO THE SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE TO OUR CITIZENS. AND IT'S IMPERATIVE TO THEIR TO THE FIREFIGHTER SAFETY AND TO THE SAFETY OF OUR CITIZENS, BOTH PROPERTY AND INDIVIDUALS. I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE BACK WHEN WE DID HAVE THAT RETREAT, WE TALKED ABOUT PRIORITIZING THE MEDIC 4. AND THE 2 POSITIONS THAT WERE ON THAT CAN YOU GO BACK A SLIDE? SORRY. ABSOLUTELY. THOSE TWO POSITIONS, WHAT WOULD THEY HELP? WHAT GAP WOULD THEY HELP FILL? SO THIS WOULD BE CONTINUING ON WITH REGARDS TO THE FULL STAFFING OF THE FOURTH AMBULANCE. NOW, THERE WAS A QUESTION AT FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND CHIEF DAVIS IS NOT HERE, BUT I'M SURE CHIEF JACOBS CAN BACK ME UP IF I NEED TO BE BACKED UP, JOSH. BUT THE LONG AND SHORT IS I THINK THE QUESTION THAT WAS REQUESTED WAS, IS THE ARE THE 4 FIREFIGHTERS IN THE FOURTH THE, THE FULL-TIME FOURTH AMBULANCE NEEDED FOR EMS CARE TODAY, LIKE RIGHT NOW? IS IT BASED ON EMS CALLS? AND CHIEF DAVIS' RESPONSE WAS NO. WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH REGARDS TO OUR CALL VOLUME FOR PEAK TIME IS SUFFICIENT FOR OUR EMS CALLS, BUT WHERE THESE ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTERS WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR WOULD BE TO OUR ASSEMBLY BEING 19 AS OPPOSED TO 17 BECAUSE IT'S ONLY 19 DURING PEAK HOURS. AND SO EVERY ADDITIONAL FRONTLINE FIREFIGHTER HELPS WITH THE ASSEMBLY, WHICH WAS CHIEF DAVIS'S PRIMARY GOAL. ABSOLUTELY. BECAUSE IN THE EVENT OF A HOUSE FIRE, MY UNDERSTANDING IS IF WE HAD A HOUSE FIRE SIMULTANEOUS TO A MEDICAL EMERGENCY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN, WE WOULD HAVE TO CALL FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM OUR WHAT'S THE TERM I'M LOOKING FOR? MUTUAL AID. CORRECT. YES. SO OUR CURRENT STAFFING RIGHT NOW, WE GET ONE STRUCTURE FIRE AND WE'RE ESSENTIALLY THAT'S EVERYBODY. THAT'S EVERYONE ON STAFF THAT SHIFT IN ORDER TO APPROPRIATELY RESPOND TO IT. AND WE KNOW MEDICAL CALLS ARE UP., [03:10:01] AND WE'RE ONLY GOING TO SEE THAT INCREASE AS PEOPLE UTILIZE 911 AND EMERGENCY CARE AS THEIR PRIMARY CARE. SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST, I FEEL LIKE THESE THAT WE'VE LISTED WOULD BE A HIGH PRIORITY FOR ME, IN PARTICULAR THAT TRAINING CAPTAIN POSITION. THESE AREN'T JUST REQUIREMENTS WHERE WE'RE JUST SIMPLY CHECKING BOXES. IT REQUIRES PLANNING, DOCUMENTATION, RECORD KEEPING, AND THAT A LOT TO PUT ON ONE PERSON FOR JUST 70 FIREFIGHTERS. AND I PRESUME HE HAS TO DOCUMENT THIS SAME STUFF FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AS WELL. AND THIS IS CRITICAL AND TO THE SERVICE WE'RE PROVIDING AND ENSURING THAT IF WE PROVIDE IF WE RESPOND TO ONE HOUSE FIRE, WE WITH ONE SHIFT, THE NEXT SHIFT EQUALLY RESPONDS IN THE EXACT SAME MANNER AND WE'RE DOING ALL THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. UNDERSTOOD. TOMMY, THANK YOU FOR DOING THE SLIDE. ONE ADDITIONAL THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT BEFORE WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE HAVE ALL YOUR BREAKDOWN. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE ENGINEER POSITION IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND MOVING YOU'VE GOT THE MONEY'S ALREADY THERE. IT'S JUST YOU'RE JUST REALLOCATING IT, TO, TO PERSONNEL VERSUS OUTSOURCING IT. BUT, BUT IN ADDITION, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD ON THIS, THE $50,000 FOR ADDITIONAL OUTSOURCING. SO I THINK THAT'D MAKE THE ONGOING $580,441, AND THEN MOVE THAT RECOMMEND MOVING THAT POSITION TO A PERSONAL, LIKE A REAL PERSON WORKING FOR THE CITY. GET MICHELLE SOME HELP. SO GET ANOTHER ENGINEER IN HERE. SO, FOR, FULL TRANSPARENCY FOR THE COUNCIL, WE'VE HAD AN ENGINEER THAT HAD RESIGNED, SEEKING EMPLOYMENT IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND WE TOOK THE FUNDING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT POSITION AND USED FOR THIRD PARTY. AND WHAT I'VE EXPRESSED TO YOU ALL IS MY INTENTION IS TO BASED ON MY CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. MCWAIN AND MR. OSKARSSON, IS TO BRING THAT FUNDING BACK AND FUND A POSITION. BUT I STILL THINK THAT THERE MAY BE A NEED FOR THIRD-PARTY SUPPLEMENTAL REVIEW IN THE EVENT SO WHAT COUNCILMEMBER RUSSELL IS ALLUDING TO IS THAT WHAT I WOULD PROPOSE IS MODIFYING THE BASE BUDGET, AS YOU STATED, BY $50,000, AND IN ADDITION TO SHIFTING OVER THE POSITION WHICH ISN'T A BUDGETARY IMPACT BEYOND BEING BUDGETED IN FROM PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO SALARIES. I'M GLAD AND THAT WAS ANOTHER ONE ON MY LIST I'M GLAD ADAM BROUGHT IT UP BECAUSE JUST WE HAVE ONE ENGINEER, MICHELLE, WHO IS REVIEWING THESE DOCUMENTS TO, YOU KNOW, TO SIGN OFF. IT'S HER LICENSE. AND ALTHOUGH WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OUTSOURCE AND GET THIRD-PARTY REVIEWS, SHE STILL HAS TO ULTIMATELY SIGN OFF. IF SHE'S ON VACATION OR IF SHE'S OUT OF POCKET, THOSE ITEMS CAN'T BE SIGNED OFF ON. AND SO I THINK IT'S REALLY CRITICAL THAT SHE HAS ANOTHER PERSON IN HER DEPARTMENT. AND I'M GLAD ADAM BROUGHT THAT UP. IT WAS ON MY LIST AS WELL. AND I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE A WISE MOVE. BUT THAT IS ONE I FEAR I FEEL IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP STAFFED. ENGINEERS ARE POACHED A LOT. SO THEY HOW DO WE KEEP THEM? WHAT MAKES THAT POSITION ATTRACTIVE TO STAY IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT? IT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. SOME OF IT ALLUDES BACK TO WHAT CHERYL HAD TALKED ABOUT. ENGINEERS CAN DEMAND A HIGH SALARY, OFTENTIMES FAR BEYOND WHAT WE CAN OFFER. OFTENTIMES WE'LL GET AND THIS IS NOT ALWAYS BUT WE'LL EITHER GET PEOPLE EARLIER IN THEIR CAREER AND WE TRAIN THEM AND THEY MOVE ON, OR YOU GET PEOPLE LATER IN THEIR CAREER THAT ARE ATTRACTED BY OUR BENEFITS. THAT'S AGAIN NOT ALWAYS WE HAVE MID-CAREER ENGINEERS AS WELL, BUT WE SEE THAT FREQUENTLY. I THINK THE THINGS THAT CHERYL TALKED ABOUT, ABOUT EMPLOYER CHOICE, ABOUT THAT FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO WORK FROM HOME, TO OBVIOUSLY OFFERING A VERY COMPETITIVE SALARY IN THESE HARD-TO-FILL POSITIONS THOSE ARE SALARIES THAT WE LEAN ON. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO WHATEVER WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE IN LINE WITH WHAT THE MARKET IS. BUT WE ALSO CAN'T HAVE BURNOUT FOR OUR EXISTING STAFF AS WELL. THAT'S WHAT MY FEAR IS. WE HAVE ONE PERSON, MICHELLE, AND SHE'S LIKE, I'M BARELY HOLDING MY HEAD ABOVE WATER. ACTUALLY, SHE TOLD ME SHE WASN'T EVEN DOING THAT. SHE'S LIKE, I'M JUST HERE. I APPRECIATE HER WORK SO MUCH. BUT TO BE A ONE-WOMAN JOB, IT'S DIFFICULT. AND THEN THERE'S NO REDUNDANCY AND THERE'S NO ONE TO BACK THAT UP IN THE EVENT THAT THAT POSITION IS NOT THERE. TOMMY, ON THE NEXT SLIDE, SO JUST TO ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM OF THE LARGE RED AT THE BOTTOM, JUST REMEMBER, ONE, WE HAVE A POLICY [03:15:01] IN PLACE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ABOVE 20% FUND BALANCE, WHICH WE ARE STILL THERE. NUMBER TWO, IF YOU LOOK AT THE ONE-TIME SUPPLEMENTALS VERSUS AND IT'S AS WELL AS THE FUTURE SUPPLEMENTALS, IF YOU WERE TO TAKE THOSE OUT, THEN YOU'VE GOT A POSITIVE NUMBER ON THE BOTTOM THE WHOLE WAY ACROSS. SO THE FUNDING IS THERE, I THINK. AND WHILE I DO AGREE THAT IT IS PRUDENT TO TRY TO GUESS WHAT THE STATE OF TEXAS IS GOING TO DO, WE ALSO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS OUR NEEDS NOW. NOW, THE I KNOW TO FILL THE AMBULANCE, IT NEEDS 4, BUT THE TWO AT LEAST CAN HELP WITH ASSEMBLY AND, AND ESPECIALLY, AND THEN THE TRAINING. AND THEN OF COURSE THE, THE, FOR THE RECORDS COORDINATOR, I DON'T, I WOULDN'T DO IT FOR PART-TIME, BUT LET'S JUST MAKE IT FULL-TIME. AND I THINK YOU'D BE ABLE TO ATTRACT SOMEBODY THERE. BUT THAT, THAT'S HOW I LOOK AT THIS. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK GOING FORWARD, ONCE WE DECIDE ON THESE SUPPLEMENTALS, YOU KNOW, I LIKE HAVING AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S NICE TO SEE THE ONE-TIME AND THE FUTURE SUPPLEMENTALS SITTING IN THE BUDGET, BUT FOR THE BUDGET I GUESS YOU'RE GOING TO FILE, I WOULD WANT TO TAKE THOSE OUT SO THAT WE HAVE A CORRECT LIKE, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE GOING FORWARD, AND THEN WE CAN ALWAYS ADD IT BACK NEXT YEAR IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT. UNDERSTOOD. SO NORMALLY WHAT WE DO IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN I FILE THE BUDGET, IT'LL BE JUST FOR NEXT YEAR, AND THEN WHEN MY BUDGET PRESENTATION WOULD SHOW THE 5-YEAR FORECAST. I CAN REFLECT THAT. I JUST I THOUGHT IT WAS PRUDENT TO SHOW YOU KIND OF HOW MUCH CAPACITY YOU GUYS COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE. AND I HAVEN'T EXPRESSLY SAID IT, ALTHOUGH I'VE SAID IT MANY TIMES BEFORE, THIS WHOLE 5-YEAR FORECAST IS PREDICATED ON THE ADOPTION OF A STORMWATER FEE. SO THAT'S BUILT IN HERE. SHOULD THAT CHANGE OR NOT OCCUR, THE CAPACITY TO FUND THESE ELEMENTS BEYOND WHAT I'VE PROPOSED WOULD NOT EXIST. SO I, I SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT. SO, BUT, I THINK TOMMY, WHAT I SEE HERE, I ALSO AGREE WITH THAT. I'M ON MOVING FORWARD WITH THESE POSITIONS, THE FULL-TIME POLICE RECORD, SHIFTING THE PHYSICIAN ENGINEERING CONTRACTOR, 2 FIRE EMS, AND 1 TRAINING CAPTAIN. BUT ON THIS GENERAL FUND FORECAST ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT, IT'S SHOWING $21.83 MILLION, AND THAT WAS WITHOUT THE SHIFTING POSITIONS. THAT DON'T SO FOR CLARITY ON THAT, THERE'S I'M GOING FROM MEMORY HERE, BUT APPROXIMATELY $175,000. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THAT WILL SHIFT FROM THIRD-PARTY SERVICES TO PERSONNEL. SO THAT'LL BE A WASH. WHAT WOULDN'T BE A WASH WOULD BE THE ADDITIONAL $50,000 THAT WOULD BE ALLOCATED FOR THIRD-PARTY SERVICES. SO COUNCILMEMBER SCOTT, TO YOUR POINT, THAT'S NOT REFLECTED HERE, AND I DON'T WANT TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD, BUT ALSO WHAT'S NOT REFLECTED HERE IS THE LOSS OF REVENUE THAT IS BEYOND WHAT WE'RE FORECASTING HERE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE MODIFIED BASED ON CERTIFIED ROLLS. WHEN I FILE MY BUDGET, TO YOUR POINT, COUNCILMEMBER RUSSELL, THESE NUMBERS IN THE FUTURE, THE 5-YEAR FORECAST, I MAY MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO WHAT THE ONE-TIME SUPPLEMENTALS ARE, AS OUR RECURRING SUPPLEMENTAL DOLLAR AMOUNTS ARE, BASED ON WHAT I FEEL LIKE OUR CAPACITY CAN BE. WHERE I WAS GETTING WITH THAT, WITH THE $50,000, IT'S GOING TO KNOCK US DOWN AROUND 21.5, 21.6. BUT WITH THE EXISTING STORMWATER AND THIS IS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE STORMWATER BECAUSE IF WE CONTINUE THE WAY WE'RE GOING, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOWN TO THE 20% IN 5 YEARS. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT PROPERTY TAX IS GOING TO DO, BUT WITH THE EXISTING STORMWATER, IF THAT GETS PASSED, THAT'LL KNOCK US UP TO AROUND 25.1% OR 24.9%, BETWEEN THOSE TWO. YES, SIR. SO THAT'S THE IMPORTANCE TO THE EXISTING STORMWATER PLAN, GETTING THAT RED OFF THE SCREEN, TURNING IT BACK TO BLACK UP IN THE REVENUE SECTION. AND JUST TO BE CLEAR TOO, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M SAYING THIS FOR THE RECORD. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE 2027 NUMBERS AND YOU YOU SEE THE STORMWATER REVENUE IN THE $3.7 MILLION. AND THEN YOU SEE THE EXPENDITURES FOR NEW STORMWATER CREW, $440,000, PLUS THE CAPITAL STORMWATER, WHICH WOULD BE INCLUSIVE OF THE LOMR FOR WILLOW CREEK, AS WELL AS THE ONE-TIME CAPITAL EXPENDITURES I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT. YOU'RE SEEING THE NET $1.86 MILLION IMPACT IN THE '27 BUDGET BETWEEN THE REVENUE AND THEN THE EXPENDITURES. WHEN YOU SEE NO REVENUE IN '28 THROUGH '31, BUT YOU SEE THE RED EXISTING STORMWATER, THIS IS ASSUMING THAT THERE'S A SEPARATE STORMWATER FEE AND A TRANSFER IN FOR THE EXISTING COST OF SERVICES. SO THOSE DOLLAR AMOUNTS ARE REFLECTED, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHY YOU ONLY SEE THE REVENUE ONE YEAR AND THEN YOU SEE THIS NEGATIVE LINE ITEM ACROSS, BECAUSE THAT'S INTENDED TO BE A TRANSFER. YES, MA'AM. OKAY, SO I THINK [03:20:01] CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE YES, THAT ONE. I THINK THAT WE NEED TO HAVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FULL-TIME POSITION, FOR MULTIPLE REASONS, BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE MUCH MORE APPEALING AS A FULL-TIME POSITION INSTEAD OF JUST A PART-TIME AND I AGREE WITH THE 2 FIREMEN AND 1 OF THE TRAINING CAPTAINS, BUT WE NEED TO GET AN ENGINEER AS WELL. SO GO WORK YOUR MAGIC AND FIND WHERE WE HAVE ALL THE FUNDING. WE'RE SQUARE ON THAT WITH REGARDS TO A FUNDING SOURCE. THAT WILL BE A NET WASH. SO WE'LL PROCEED WITH THAT IN ADVANCE OF THIS PROPOSED BUDGET. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS RELATED TO THESE POSITIONS? ARE THERE ANYTHING UNFUNDED IN THE GENERAL FUND THAT YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS BEFORE I PROCEED, WITH OUR OTHER FUNDS? OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THE FEEDBACK. SO TRANSFERRING OVER TO 4B, WE'LL START WITH PARKS PERFORMANCE FUND. AND HAD A TOTAL OF 15 SUPPLEMENTALS. I'M RECOMMENDING 5 OF THOSE. THERE IS A REVENUE OFFSET FOR ONE OF THOSE. SO, RESTORING MERIT, WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THAT, AS WELL AS MARKET SUMMER CAMP. SO THIS WOULD BE AUGMENTING THE NUMBER OF FIELD TRIPS THAT WE DO AND LIKE WHERE THEY GO AND WHAT THEY DO, AND THERE WOULD BE A FEE OFFSET THAT NATALIE'S ALREADY TALKED ABOUT IN HER PRESENTATION. SO YOU SEE THAT ACTUALLY IS A COST SAVINGS. THERE'S A WINDOW TINTING FOR THE GYMNASIAND THEN THERE IS GROUNDS INCREASE FOR RUSSELL FARMS. SO THIS IS FOR TREE TRIMMING OVER THE EXISTING PHYSICAL STRUCTURES SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THOSE. ANY QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ITEMS FOR PARKS PERFORMANCE, OR ANY ITEM THAT I DID NOT RECOMMEND THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS BEFORE BEFORE I PROCEED. AND I DID ASK ABOUT THE WINDOW TINTING, AND IT IS CERAMIC, SO IT WILL HELP WITH THE HEAT AND ALL THAT. SO HERE'S YOUR PARKS PERFORMANCE FUND. THIS IS BRICK AND BARTLETT COMBINED, AND THIS IS PERCENT SELF-SUSTAINING. ON THE HIDDEN CREEK SIDE, 7 REQUESTS FOR SUPPLEMENTALS, 4 RECOMMENDED. I'LL GO THROUGH THOSE. SO AGAIN, MERIT MARKET, YOU SEE THOSE. SO THESE ARE VARIOUS TURF IMPROVEMENTS FOR 3 HOLES, I THINK IT'S 14, 16, AND 17 WERE THE HOLES I BELIEVE THAT WERE PROPOSED. AND THEN SOME OVERSEEDING, OF THE FAIRWAYS, WHICH, PROPOSED REVENUE OFFSET THERE. ANY ITEMS NOT FUNDED. I KNOW ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS, BUT THERE WAS SOME ADDITIONAL CHEMICALS THAT I HAD NOT RECOMMENDED, FERTILIZATION. IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE NOT DOING THOSE, BUT WE'RE KIND OF ABSORBING THOSE IN THE EXISTING BUDGET. THAT WAS A QUESTION. BUT BEYOND THAT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE OR FEEDBACK ON THE PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTALS OR SUPPLEMENTALS THAT I HAD NOT FUNDED? YOU SEE YOUR SELF-SUSTAINING PERCENTAGE FOR GOLF. PHIL WAS ASKING, AND I DON'T REALLY REMEMBER. I DON'T REMEMBER, TOMMY. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THE FENCE OUT THERE AT HIDDEN CREEK? RIGHT NOW, IF I RECALL, THE FENCE IS NOT IN THE 5-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN. JEN, AM I MISSPEAKING? MADE IT A LONG TIME BEFORE I HAD TO COME UP HERE THIS EVENING. SO WE ARE CURRENTLY UTILIZING THE EXISTING FUNDING THAT WE HAD APPROPRIATED FOR THE FENCE. REMEMBER, WE REALLOCATED A PORTION OF THAT TO THE MASTER PLANNING, AND WE'RE TRYING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN FIT IN. WE'RE FINALIZING SOME QUOTES FOR THAT, AND WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL THIS YEAR. BUT FOR THE FULL FENCE REPLACEMENT, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE RESULTS OF THE MASTER PLAN, AND WE'LL FIT SOMETHING IN THERE ONCE WE KIND OF KNOW THE FINAL LAYOUT AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. OKAY, THANKS. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ALLUDED TO IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS IF YOU LOOK AT THE 5-YEAR FORECAST, THERE'S NOT SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE GOLF OR FOR RUSSELL FARMS BECAUSE WE'RE DOING OUR MASTER PLANS. AND SO WHEN YOU SEE THE 5-YEAR FORECAST FOR FUND BALANCE, I THINK WE FINISH UP AROUND 46%. I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT THAT'S PROBABLY INFLATED A BIT BECAUSE THERE'S DEBT SERVICE IN THERE THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE. SO I'M TRYING TO BE VERY COGNIZANT OF THAT. MY ONLY CONCERN ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE IS THE FACT THAT IF YOU IF WE IGNORE A GOLF COURSE, IT WILL GO DOWN IN A HURRY. UNDERSTOOD. YEAH, KIDS WILL GET ON THERE, THEY'LL GO THROUGH THAT FENCE, [03:25:01] AND YOU'LL SEE CARS OUT THERE, AND YOU'LL SEE YEAH, AND THE FERTILIZATION, ANYTHING. HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB KEEPING IT UP. IT'S 10 TIMES BETTER TO PLAY THAT COURSE THAN SOUTHERN OAKS. I'M SORRY, SOUTHERN OAKS HAS BASICALLY FELL APART BECAUSE THEY DON'T MAINTAIN IT. AND SO I'VE SOME WAY THAT IF YOU HAVE SOME EXTRA MONEY AT THE END OF THE YEAR, OR TAKE CHIEF CORDELL'S MONEY AND GO AHEAD AND USE IT, AND FOR THE GOLF COURSE SORRY, I PLAY GOLF. I, YOU KNOW, IT'S OKAY. I JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE THE GOLF CART GOLF COURSE TO FALL APART. UNDERSTOOD. SO BARTLETT SOCCER COMPLEX, THERE IS ONE SUPPLEMENT I WAS RECOMMENDING. THIS IS ONE THAT WAS PARTIALLY FUNDED. IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, IT WAS ORIGINALLY REQUESTED FOR $45,000. SO THIS WOULD BE REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING BLEACHERS AND GOALS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. I CERTAINLY BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO DO THAT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. I'M NOT SURE THAT WE WERE IN A POSITION WHERE I FELT LIKE WE COULD FUND IT AT $45,000 ANNUALLY. WE'LL DO THAT AND WE'LL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR IT, BUT IT IS A COST. AND I THANK THE PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR DOCUMENTING THE NEED BECAUSE IT IS A NEED. BUT WE AREN'T GOING TO ALLOW THE GOALS TO TO LIKE COMPLETELY FALL APART OR HAVE ENORMOUS HOLES IN IT. NO, CORRECT. BUT SO THERE MAY BE YEARS THAT WE HAVE TO AUGMENT THIS $15,000. BUT YEAH, YES, I MEAN, WE HAVE A NICE FACILITY, OR, YOU KNOW, IT'S AN IMPROVEMENT. BUT IF IT HAS GAPING HOLES IN THE NET AND IT'S NOT SERVING AS A TRUE GOAL, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S SERVING ITS PURPOSE. WE DO HAVE BACKUP NETS, SO WE REPLACE THOSE AS NEEDED. THIS IS THE GOAL FRAME ITSELF. IT'S NOT JUST THE NETTING. WHY WOULD THAT FALL APART? OH, IT DOES. REALLY? IT WARPS OVER TIME. IT'S METAL. IT RUSTS. THE WELDS START TO FALL APART. SO OVER TIME, THOSE WILL GO. THEY ALSO WEREN'T PREVIOUSLY MAINTAINED BY US. SO OH, THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT REMINDER. OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING BARTLETT BEFORE I CONTINUE? AND YOU HAVE YOUR PERCENT SELF-SUSTAINING FOR BARTLETT WITH US TAKING THIS OVER. CHISHOLM HALL, I'M PROPOSING TWO SUPPLEMENTALS HERE. SO ONE IS A REPLACEMENT OF THE PLAYGROUND SAFETY NETTING, AND THEN THE OTHER IS THE LEVELING OF THE OUTFIELD. AND THIS IS PUTTING OUR 5-YEAR FORECAST IN OUR FORMAT. I KNOW THAT WAS A COMMENT THAT WE DISCUSSED THE LAST TIME WE PRESENTED THIS. AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR PERCENT SELF-SUSTAINING, WE'RE APPROACHING FULL COST RECOVERY. THE ONE THING THAT I DO WANT TO ALLUDE TO HERE IS THAT SPONSORSHIP REVENUE, BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE USED FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, WE DON'T CONSIDER THAT AS PART OF THE SELF-SUSTAINING OPERATION BECAUSE IT CAN'T BE USED FOR OPERATIONS. SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THAT SET ASIDE IN A SEPARATE SPONSORSHIP INCOME. JEN, YOU CAN PROBABLY SPEAK TO THE SPONSORSHIPS BETTER THAN I CAN. ANY SPONSORSHIP REVENUE RIGHT NOW? YES, RIGHT NOW WE ARE ACTUALLY SITTING RIGHT AT WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO. WE'LL HIT THAT $90,000 $100,000 MARK FOR THIS YEAR. OKAY, WE SFC, WHO SPONSORS? THEY HAVE A VARIETY OF SPONSORSHIPS. IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT TO THE COMPLEX LATELY, YOU WILL SEE THEIR SIGNAGE. THEY HAVE A BANNER, A COUPLE OF BANNERS OUT THERE. YEAH, THERE ARE BANNERS ALONG THE FENCE LINE OF ALL THEIR EXISTING I DON'T HAVE THAT EXACT REPOSITORY THOUGH. OKAY, I'LL GO LOOK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU CAN BUY YOU CAN SPONSOR FIELD FIELDS, AND YOU CAN PUT YOUR BANNERS UP, AND THEY'VE GOT DIFFERENT OR YOU CAN SPONSOR BY THE CONCESSION STANDS AND STUFF. YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE YOUR OWN BANNER, BUT THEN THEY PUT IT UP. SO ON THE 4B, THERE ARE 7 SUPPLEMENTALS THAT I'M RECOMMENDING. OBVIOUSLY, MERIT IS ONE. PARK LIGHTING IS, IS ANOTHER. SO THIS WOULD BE PROVIDING SOLAR LIGHTING FOR 13 PARKS, SPECIFIC PARKS THAT DON'T HAVE EXISTING LIGHTING TODAY. SO THAT WAS ONE THAT WAS RECOMMENDED. THE STUMP GRINDER IS ANOTHER, AND I FILLED A FEW QUESTIONS ON THAT. HISTORICALLY, WE'VE RENTED IT A COUPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE COST TO RENT IS APPROXIMATELY $900 FOR THE WEEK. SO WE'VE DONE THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES. TO BE CLEAR, IT IS CHEAPER TO RENT THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. THIS WAS ONE THAT WAS I PROPOSED SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT WE'VE COLLECTED AND WAITED FOR STUMPS, AND THEN WE'VE GOTTEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRIP HAZARDS. AND SO THIS WAS AN INTENTION TO TRY [03:30:01] TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO THOSE NEEDS RATHER THAN RENTING IT CONSTANTLY. WITH THE WALK-BEHIND TRENCHER, THIS WOULD BE SUPPORTING OUR IRRIGATION OPERATION. THIS IS A FORESTRY GRANT FOR TREES, SO IT WOULD BE REVENUE IN AND OFFSETTING EXPENDITURE. A ONE-TIME FUNDING FOR STRIPING FOR OUR SHARED YOUTH PATH USE PATH. SO SOME OF THIS WOULD BE ENHANCING EXISTING STRIPING THAT'S BEEN FADED, OR IT POTENTIALLY BE STRIPING AREAS THAT NEED STRIPING. AND THEN THERE ARE 3 MOWING TRAILERS THAT SIT OUTSIDE OF THE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND. IF YOU ALL RECALL, THERE IS OUR POLICY IN INDICATES THAT EQUIPMENT BELOW A CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNT WILL JUST BE HANDLED AS WE GO THROUGH THE SUPPLEMENTAL PROCESS AND BE BUDGETED. SO THESE ARE 3 TRAILERS. I BELIEVE THEY ARE 22, 27, AND 29 YEARS OLD, SO THEY'VE EXCEEDED THEIR USEFUL LIFE. BUT I WOULD PAUSE HERE IF THERE'S QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY OF THESE, OR IF THERE'S ANY ITEMS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE REMOVED OR ADDED FROM UNFUNDED. I'M HAPPY TO SPEAK TO ANY OF CAN WE GO OVER THE PARK LIGHTING AGAIN? YES, SIR. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE IN RANDOM PARKS? WE DON'T KNOW WHAT PARKS YET? I KNOW THE PARKS. I CAN'T SPEAK TO ALL OF THEM OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I CAN PROVIDE THAT TO THE COUNCIL. BUT IT'S WHERE THERE IS NOT EXISTING PARK LIGHTING. SO LIKE BAY LAKE WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED BECAUSE THERE'S LIGHTING AT THE PARK AND IN THE PAVILION. CHISHOLM HALL IS NOT INCLUDED. OAK VALLEY NORTH IS EXISTING LIGHTING THERE. BUT IT'S HITTING THE MAJORITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS. WILLOW CREEK PARK, THAT'S JUST A SHARED USE PATH WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. SO THERE'S NO INTENDED LIGHTING THERE. VETERANS MEMORIAL PLAZA, THERE'S NO LIGHTING PROPOSED THERE. BUT IT WOULD BE ESSENTIALLY ALL OF THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD-RELATED PARKS. AND JEN, IF I'VE MISSED SO FEEL FREE TO CHIME IN. THAT IS THE IMPETUS. THIS IS FOLLOWING UP FROM SEPTED REVIEW AND INSPECTION OF ALL THE PARKS A FEW YEARS AGO. WE ARE KIND OF TRYING TO MAKE SOME PROGRESS THERE. THE FOCUS IS REALLY GOING TO BE ON LIGHTING PROGRAMMED AREAS SUCH AS PLAYGROUNDS, RESTROOMS, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT DON'T HAVE THAT. THE FORMER SCHOOL OF THOUGHT USED TO BE THAT WE WOULD NOT LIGHT THOSE AREAS AND IT WOULD DETER PEOPLE FROM VISITING. WHAT YOU TYPICALLY DO FIND IS IF THERE'S NO LIGHTING, THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE I WOULD GO SO I COULD DO WHATEVER THING THAT I WANT WITHOUT ANY LIGHTING. SO THE LIGHTING IS REALLY FOCUSED ON AREAS THAT ARE ACTIVATED, THAT PEOPLE WOULD GO AND CONGREGATE WHEN IT'S DARK. A FUTURE EXPANSION OF THAT WOULD BE LIKE LOW-LIT SOLAR BOLLARDS ALONG TRAIL SYSTEM. AND THEN IF WE WERE LOOKING AT ANY TYPE OF SOLAR LIGHTING IN THOSE, IT'S REALLY FOCUSING ON WHERE WE COULD GET THAT. OAK VALLEY IS NOT A GREAT CONTENDER BECAUSE IT HAS SUCH HEAVY TREE CANOPY, SOLAR LIGHTING DOESN'T REALLY FUNCTION THERE. SO WE WOULD LOOK AT PERMANENT LIGHTING IN PLACES LIKE ELKRIDGE. YES. YEP. YEP. I GUESS I STILL THINK THE OLD WAY WHERE LIGHTING ATTRACT ISSUES AFTER DARK THAT WE PROBABLY DON'T WANT THERE. UNDERSTOOD. AND NEW THOUGHT IS NOW THAT IF WE LIGHT IT UP, THEY WON'T COME. MAYBE IT WILL LESSEN IT. THAT IS A THAT IS CERTAINLY A LINE OF THOUGHT. AND I THINK IN TALKING WITH POLICE ABOUT SMART PLANNING, THAT THAT IS ONE OF THE OPTIONS TO POTENTIALLY DETER NEGATIVE ACTIVITY. BUT I RESPECT THE OTHER OPINION AND SCHOOL OF THOUGHT AS WELL. IF THIS IS ONE THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SEE REMOVED, I HAD RECOMMENDED IT BASED ON KIND OF THAT DETERRENT ASPECT. BUT I CERTAINLY RESPECT YOUR OPINION ON THAT, COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT. I FEEL LIKE SUMMER HOURS, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M PRIMARILY THINKING OF, IT DOESN'T GET OR I'M SORRY, NOT SUMMER, ALTERNATIVE. WHEN IT GETS DARKER EARLIER AND THE KIDS ARE NOT ABLE TO GO AND UTILIZE THE SPACE LIKE IT'S MEANT TO BE USED, I DO THINK WHEN THERE'S LIGHT AND PEOPLE CAN SEE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON OVER THERE, I I FEEL LIKE THAT MIGHT DETER SOME. THERE'S STILL GOING TO BE SOME OUTLIERS THAT TEAR UP THINGS REGARDLESS. WE SEE IT HAPPEN HERE IN THE PLAZA. BUT ALSO IN THE PLAZA, WE TALKED ABOUT LIGHTING JUST MAYBE 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO AND HOW THE NEED TO INCREASE IT BECAUSE THINGS HAPPEN WHEN PEOPLE THINK THAT THEY'RE IN THE DARK AND THEY'RE HIDING. I SURRENDER. YES, SIR. SO 4B FUND BALANCE, AS I SAID, ENDS UP AT ABOUT 46%. THERE IS SOMETHING I WANT TO DRAW YOUR EYE TO, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE RECURRING SUPPLEMENTALS, YOU SEE IN 2028 THAT THERE'S APPROXIMATELY $183,000 WORTH OF RECURRING EXPENDITURES. WE'RE FORECASTING LEGACY PARK AS WELL AS SHANNON CREEK COMING ON BOARD AND THE NEED FOR THE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL SO BACK TO THE CONCEPT, IF [03:35:01] WE'VE GOT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO NECESSITATE THE NEED FOR PERSONNEL, WE'RE TRYING TO PROJECT THAT HERE. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THAT IS. SO STILL A VERY HEALTHY FUND BALANCE EVEN WITH THAT. BUT AGAIN, WE JUST NEED TO TAKE NOTE THAT THERE ARE NO TRUE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE 5-YEAR PLAN FOR THE GOLF COURSE NOR FOR RUSSELL FARMS. SO ANY QUESTION ON THE 4B FORECAST BEFORE I BUT I AGREE WITH MR. ANDERSON OVER HERE, THAT IF FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, I WOULD PRIORITIZE KEEPING UP OUR GOLF COURSE. AND BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN IT GO DOWNHILL BEFORE WHEN WE HAD SEVERE DROUGHTS AND THERE WASN'T REALLY I MEAN, SOME OF IT WAS OUT OF OUR HANDS, BUT THE STAFF OUT THERE HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB, A LOT OF IT ON THEIR OWN TIME AND IN SOME CASES LIKE THEIR OWN DIME, OF GOING TO BUY CHEAP FLOWERS AND MAKING OUR FLOWER BEDS LOOK NICER SO THAT, YOU YOU KNOW, THE SPACE IS WELCOMING. I JUST THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE CAN GROW, I BELIEVE. AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE RESOURCE THAT WE HAVE. BACK WHEN I WORKED HERE, WE HAD ONE OF THE TOP 5 USED MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSES. AND I'M SURE THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE CASE, BUT IT'S STILL WELL, AS LONG AS WE CAN KEEP IT UP, THAT'S A VISITOR POINT. UNDERSTOOD. AND I WANT TO MAKE VERY CLEAR, THE INTENTION IS NOT TO NOT HAVE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. IT'S JUST TO DEFINE WHAT THEY ARE THROUGH THE MASTER PLAN AND THEN COME BACK AND PRIORITIZE THOSE TO COUNCIL. SO THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THIS 47% FUND BALANCE, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO ULTIMATELY BE THAT BASED ON AT LEAST THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM STAFF ON WHAT IMPROVEMENTS WE NEED TO MAKE. SO 4A, THERE ARE, TWO PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTALS. ONE IS THE RESTORATION OF THE MERIT. ONE IS A ONE-TIME EXPENDITURE FOR A REFRESH OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE. AND 4A FUND BALANCE IS VERY, VERY HEALTHY. DAN WOULD BE PROUD. EQUIPMENT SERVICES FUND. SO THIS IS, THINK, OUR FLEET OPERATION, THE SUPPORT FOR OUR FLEET TEAM. FUEL EXPENDITURES, ETC. AND THERE ARE 3 SUPPLEMENTALS THAT I'LL BE RECOMMENDING HERE. ONE IS RESTORING OUR MERIT. ONE IS A FLEET SHOP SUPERVISOR. SO THIS IS ONE THE ONE POSITION THAT I WAS RECOMMENDING. WE RECENTLY DID A FLEET ANALYSIS, AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE NEED TO BE MAKING WITH REGARDS TO FLEET, WITH REGARDS TO TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS, HOW WE'RE TRACKING OUR WORK ORDERS, HOW WE'RE BEING MORE PROACTIVE IN WHAT WE DO. AND THE FLEET POSITION, THE SHOP SUPERVISOR WAS AMONG THE CHIEF RECOMMENDATIONS OF A NEED TO BE ABLE TO REALLY SEE THE SHOP FLOOR SO OUR EXISTING MANAGER CAN KIND OF STEP UP AND DO SOME OF THESE HIGHER FUNCTIONS THAT WE'RE NOT REALLY ABLE TO GET TO. AND THEN THE OTHER IS A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, THERE'S A TWO-POST BUICK LIFT, A ONE-TIME EXPENDITURE HERE. IT'S JUST A LIFT FOR THE VEHICLE. AND THEN THIS JUST SHOWS YOUR ENDING FUND BALANCE FOR YOUR EQUIPMENT SERVICES FUND. WE DON'T DO 5-YEAR FORECAST FOR THESE SMALLER FUNDS HERE. MEDICAL TRANSPORT FUND, THERE ARE 3 SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTS HERE. THE RESTORING OF THE MERIT ONE IS THE WHOLE BLOOD PROGRAM THAT CHIEF DAVIS AND DR. HASLAM SPOKE TO EARLIER. AND THEN THE THIRD IS AN AUTOMATIC DEFIBRILLATOR. SO THIS WOULD BE REPLACING THE EXISTING DEFIBRILLATORS IN OUR CITY FACILITIES. YOU SEE THE ASTERISK HERE, THAT MEANS IT WAS RECOMMENDED AS PARTIAL FUNDING. SO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SUBMITTED TWO SEPARATE AED ITEMS. ONE WAS FOR AEDS IN ALL OF OUR PARKS, AND WHAT I'M RECOMMENDING IS IT REPLACE THE EXISTING, AEDS IN OUR CITY FACILITIES AND THEN ADDING 3 AT CHISHOLM HALL, 1 AT BARTLETT, 1 AT THE PLAZA, AND NOT THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS. AND SO THAT'S A, A REDUCED FUNDING REQUEST FROM WHAT THE ORIGINAL REQUEST WAS. I SUPPORT THAT. I'LL PAUSE HERE AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. AND JUST AS A REMINDER, YOUR MEDICAL TRANSPORT FUND IS INTENDED TO BE ESSENTIALLY A PASS-THROUGH ACCOUNT. YOU'RE SEEING THE END OF OUR ARPA DOLLARS THAT CREATED A FUND BALANCE FOR US. AND THEN AS YOU'LL START SEEING A TRANSFER IN, IN 2028 FROM THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH SHOWS YOUR TRUE COST OF OPERATIONS IN THE ABSENCE OF FUND BALANCE. SO COST OF SERVICE VERSUS THE REVENUE THAT WE BRING IN. OUR MISCELLANEOUS SPECIAL REVENUE FUND. THIS INCLUDES THINGS LIKE OUR OPIOID DOLLARS AS WELL AS FUNDING FOR WHERE WE HAVE GRANTS AND OTHER AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES. SO THERE'S TWO ITEMS HERE THAT [03:40:01] WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO SPECIFICALLY FUND THROUGH OPIOID DOLLARS THAT AND THESE ARE RESTRICTED FUNDS THAT HAVE TO BE USED FOR DRUG PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PURPOSES. SO THIS VICKSEN X-RAY IS EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. IT'S AN X-RAY DEVICE THAT CAN BE USED ON A VEHICLE TO IDENTIFY SPECIFICALLY WHERE NARCOTICS MAY BE HIDDEN. SUBSONIC ALERTS ON A VEHICLE, RATHER THAN TAKING HOURS TO LOCATE WHERE IT MAY BE, THIS DEVICE WOULD HELP IDENTIFY WHAT THAT IS. AND THEN THIS TRUE NARCOTICS ANALYZER IS A DRUG ANALYZER TOOL THAT CAN IDENTIFY PRESCRIPTION AND ILLICIT DRUGS AND DETERMINE WHAT THEY ARE VERY, VERY QUICKLY. SO THIS FITS EXACTLY WITHIN CONFINES OF WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THESE OPIOID FUNDS ARE. I THOUGHT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF OTHER ITEMS IN THEIR LIST WHEN THEY PRESENTED IT AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. LIKE, ONE WAS THE REFILLS FOR THE NARCAN. NO, I'M SORRY, THAT, THAT ONE TOO, BUT THE REFILLS FOR THE LINER FOR THE DROP-OFF BOX. I'M SORRY. YES, DRUG TAKE-BACK BOX. YOU ARE RIGHT. I NEED TO TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS NOT INADVERTENTLY JUST PUT INTO THE BASE BUDGET. BUT THAT IS ONE THAT PROBABLY DIDN'T MAKE THIS BECAUSE OF THE DOLLAR THRESHOLD, BUT WE WILL TAKE CARE OF IT AND MAKE SURE IT'S IN THE YES, BECAUSE I WAS SUPER PROUD OF HOW PD WAS PUTTING THOSE DOLLARS TO WORK, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THEM THAT I THINK IS AN AWESOME COMMUNITY TOOL THAT GETS USED A LOT. THANK YOU FOR THAT CORRECTION, COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON. WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THAT GETS GETS REFLECTED AS OPIOID USE. OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE SPECIAL FUNDS, MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS? IT SUPPORT FUND, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 8 SUBMISSIONS. I'M RECOMMENDING ONE WHICH ESSENTIALLY JUST RESTORING THE MERIT BACK TO THE IT FUND. IT FUND HERE, AGAIN, THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANTLY LARGE FUND BALANCE. ONE, BECAUSE MR. GROMISCH AND HIS TEAM HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF WITH THE REFRESHING OF OUR DATA CENTERS AND GOING FROM 3 TO 2, FINDING A WAY TO AUGMENT OUR EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND. SO THERE'S NOT A TREMENDOUS NEED TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT FUND BALANCE HERE. 2. SO THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 8 SUBMISSIONS HERE. THERE'S 6 THAT I'M RECOMMENDING. RESTORING MERIT AND MARKET. THERE WAS DISCUSSION PREVIOUSLY REGARDING OLD TOWN VALET SERVICES WITH REGARDS TO A BUSINESS RELOCATING TO DOWNTOWN BURLESON, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED WITH THEM AS AN INCENTIVE. INCENTIVE TO TRY TO GET THEM TO RELOCATE THEIR BUSINESS. SO THERE'S $90,000. IT'S INTENDED TO BE ONE TIME BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A DISCUSSION TO HAVE A RECURRING, BUT ESSENTIALLY SERVE AS A PILOT PROGRAM. SO THERE'S $90,000 HERE. THERE'S $35,000 FOR THE PAVERS REPLACEMENTS IN THE PLAZA. THERE'S A ONE-TIME EXPENDITURE OF, THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FURNITURE AND THE PLAZA, AND THEN A PROPOSED PLAY AREA REPLACING THE EXISTING PLAY FEATURES THAT WE HAVE. I WANT TO PAUSE HERE FOR A MOMENT AND SAY THAT THIS THESE MANY OF THESE ITEMS WERE PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME SPECIFICALLY FROM THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE. THERE ARE TWO ITEMS ALSO THAT WERE DISCUSSED AND RECOMMENDED. ONE WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING CHRISTMAS TREE. NOW, THE SUPPLEMENTAL THAT WAS IN THE BUDGET WAS FOR $200,000 BECAUSE WE GAVE OPTIONS AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL. AND ALEX IS HERE TO BAIL ME OUT IF I SAY SOMETHING WRONG. THE COUNCIL THE COMMITTEE, RATHER, CHOSE OPTION 2, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS JUST SHY OF $60,000. I ALSO RECOMMENDED NOT TO LEASE BUT TO PURCHASE, AND THAT TO CONTINUE USING THE THIRD PARTY TO PICK UP, TAKE THE TREE DOWN, PUT IT UP, AND FOR STORAGE. AND THEN THERE THERE WAS ALSO RECOMMENDATIONS OF APPROXIMATELY $260,000 FOR SHADE STRUCTURES OVER THE CONCRETE AREA IN FRONT OF OUR BUSINESSES ADJACENT TO THE PLAZA. AND SO THERE WAS RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMITTEE TO FUND BOTH OF THOSE. WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT WE'VE TRIED TO BE VERY COGNIZANT OF THE IMPACT OF THE REAPPRAISAL PLAN ON THE TIF, PARTICULARLY IN AN AREA WHERE YOU DON'T SEE A LOT WE'RE NOT SEEING A LOT OF NEW DEVELOPMENT. YOU SEE, YOU KNOW, IN-FIELD DEVELOPMENT AND REMODELING OF EXISTING FACILITIES. SO WE ALREADY HAVE OPERATIONAL COSTS WITHIN THE TIF. AND SO I'VE AIMED THE BUDGET AT TRYING TO PROVIDE FOR FUNDING ASSOCIATED WITH ONE-TIME EXPENDITURES. THERE IS CAPACITY TO DO ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTALS. I THINK TO WHAT EXTENT THE COUNCIL WANTS TO EXPAND THAT IS [03:45:02] A POLICY DECISION, CLEARLY. THERE IS ALSO DISCUSSION, THE FIRST MEETING IN AUGUST, JUST REGARDING TIFS IN GENERAL, WHETHER DO THEY CURRENTLY MAKE SENSE, WHERE WOULD YOU USE THEM, WHAT WOULD BE THE IMPACT IF WE DISSOLVE THE EXISTING TIF. AND SO THESE RECOMMENDATIONS I JUST SIMPLY WANT TO PUT WITH AN ASTERISK BECAUSE IF THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT POLICY CHANGE WITH REGARDS TO HOW THE COUNCIL WANTS TO TREAT THE TIF, THEN THEY WOULD CHANGE LIKELY CHANGE MY RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE THESE DOLLARS, SHOULD IT BE DISSOLVED, THEY'D BE COMPETING AGAINST THE GENERAL FUND. AND AT LEAST FROM A CITY MANAGER PERSPECTIVE, THEY WOULDN'T BE RISING TO THE RECOMMENDATION OF BEING FUNDED BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S MORE CRITICAL NEEDS WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND. SO I'M, I'M PAUSE HERE AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITH ALEX. I'M SURE HAPPY TO HELP ME AS WELL. DON'T WORRY, I AM WORKING ON MY REMARKS FOR AUGUST. I'VE BEEN DOING MY HOMEWORK AND STUDYING ALL KINDS OF THINGS, SO I'LL BE PREPARED FOR THAT DISCUSSION. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO ADD THE CHRISTMAS TREE IF WE PUT IT IN THIS COMING BUDGET. IT WILL NOT MAKE IT HERE FOR THIS YEAR'S CHRISTMAS. IT WILL TAKE ABOUT A YEAR BECAUSE IT'S A BIG TREE. IT COMES IN ON A SEMI, SO IT WOULDN'T EVEN BE FOR THIS CHRISTMAS. OUR TREE IS FALLING APART, AND, AND IT'S THERE'S JUST OPPORTUNITY. I'LL SAY OUR PLAZA IS SUCH A WELCOMING PLACE FOR THE HOLIDAYS.. WE DO A PHENOMENAL JOB OF MAKING IT A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES COME. I BELIEVE THAT THERE'S SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY FOR TOURISM, AND WE HAVE GREAT RESTAURANTS NOW. WE HAVE MORE COMING. I THINK THAT THERE'S SO MUCH TO BE DONE IN THIS SPACE, AND IT'S TRULY OUR COMMUNITY SPACE. AND THE TREE IS THE BACKDROP OF SO MANY THINGS OUR PARADE, OUR, OUR DRONE LIGHTING AND IT'S, IT'S A FEEL-GOOD, FUN THING THAT THE FAMILIES TRULY ENJOY IN THIS COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. SO I DON'T WANT US TO BE TO GO SO FAR DOWN THE HILL IN THE CURRENT TREE THAT IT DOESN'T WE CAN'T WE POTENTIALLY COULD GO A YEAR WITHOUT ONE IF WE DON'T FUND AND PREPARE TO FUND IT NOW. BUT ALSO, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT LOOKS NICE AND IT'S NOT BEING HELD TOGETHER WITH BALING WIRE THAT LOOKS THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS CURRENT ONE LOOKS LIKE. IT'S, IT'S SPARSE. PIPE CLEANERS. SO I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IF MY COLLEAGUES CONSIDERED FUNDING THE TREE. I THINK IT'S $70,000. I DON'T THINK IT WAS $60,000. I WANT TO SAY IT WAS $70,000. WELL, YOU ARE CORRECT, $70,000. AND IT, ALTHOUGH WE APPRECIATED THE OPTIONS THAT ALEX PROVIDED US, ONE WAS HIGH LED COOL THINGS. YEAH, BUT IT WAS THE $200,000, AND IT WAS A $200,000 TREE. THIS WAS MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND THEN HE DID PRESENT A WALMART OPTION FOR PHIL HERE. 24TH, THAT WE CAN PICK UP AT WALMART. WE COULD PICK IT UP, BUT THIS, THE HEIGHT WITH THE STAR ON THE TOP IS EQUIVALENT TO WHAT WE HAVE NOW. AND, AND IT WAS, WHAT ARE SOME PERKS OF IT? I DON'T KNOW. IT'S GREEN. YEAH, IT'S FLUFFY. YES, IT COMES WITH AN ORNAMENT PACKAGE. ORNAMENT PACKAGE. ALSO, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED FENCING THAT WOULD GO AROUND IT. SO TRY TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM BASICALLY TRYING TO CLIMB, CLIMB TO THE TOP. THEY CLIMB IT, THEY STICK THINGS IN IT, INCLUDING THE CHESS PIECES AND OTHER THINGS. YES, IT DOES COME WITH A STAR INSTEAD OF THOSE RANDOM FEET THAT ARE STICKING UP IN THERE. WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO REPLACE THE FEET THIS YEAR. SO I CAN'T EVEN SEE. SO EVIDENTLY THERE WERE SEVERAL OF US CONCERNED ABOUT THE TREE BECAUSE I CAME TO TOMMY ALSO A MONTH OR TWO AGO ABOUT THE TREE. IT'S IN BAD SHAPE. ONE OF MY CONCERNS WAS IT WAS COSTING US, WHAT, $16,000 TO TAKE IT DOWN AND STORE IT EVERY YEAR? $16,000 TO TAKE IT DOWN, STORE IT, AND PUT IT BACK UP. NOW WE ARE STILL CONSIDERING THAT. THEY'RE STILL CONSIDERING THAT. THAT WAS ONE OF MY ISSUES WITH THE RECURRING COSTS WITH THE TREE. THE INITIAL COST OF REOCCURRING COSTS AND THE LIFE OF THE TREE, HOW LONG IT WOULD LAST. THIS ONE WAS SUPPOSED TO LAST 15 YEARS AND IT'S LASTED LESS THAN 10. YEAH, BUT THE FENCE AROUND IT SHOULD PROTECT IT AND MAKE IT LAST LONGER. THE NEW ONE BEING PROPOSED IS 10+ YEARS WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE. WE DID DISCUSS THE THIRD PARTY, YOU KNOW, PUTTING IT UP, STORING IT, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, OR DOING IT IN-HOUSE. COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION TO STILL DO THE THIRD PARTY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE SPACE TO STORE SOMETHING ON-SITE, CLIMATE-CONTROLLED, IN PARKS FACILITY OR ANY OF THE OTHER FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE. THERE'S A CLIMATE CONTROL RIGHT BEHIND BRAHMS. WE COULD STORE IT IN THERE, GET TWO BUILDINGS [03:50:01] FOR A LOT LESS THAN $16,000. ONE OF MY CONCERNS WAS THE PRICE OF IT AND THE RECURRING. THE FIRST YEAR IT'S GOING TO BE $86,000 AND THEN $16,000 $16,000 EVERY YEAR AFTER THAT. AND I WAS JUST CONCERNED WHY WE OR WORRIED WHY WE COULDN'T BUY ONE THAT WAS SMALLER. I PRICED THEM AT 32, 33 FEET FOR $38,000 THAT WERE IN PANELS THAT OUR GUYS COULD TAKE DOWN. STORING WOULD BE ANOTHER ISSUE. YEAH, BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY. IT'S $70,000 PLUS $16,000. BUT IF THAT'S THE BEST WE CAN GET FOR QUALITY, I'LL BE OKAY WITH IT. YES, SIR. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT. NO, ALSO SAY WHILE I'M UP HERE, WE DID GET THE RFP BACK ON THE VALET SERVICES. IT'S NOT $90,000, IT'S $54,000 FOR THE YEAR. SO THAT'S A LOT OF SAVINGS THERE TO HELP WITH THE THIRD PARTY. WELL, YOU JUST SAVED ENOUGH FOR THE TREE, RIGHT? THERE YOU GO. THE SAVE ALEX. THE TREE IS ONE THAT WHILE BELOW MY PURCHASING THRESHOLD, I'VE FULLY INTEND TO BRING BACK TO THE FULL COUNCIL SO WE KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE PURCHASING AND THE COUNCIL'S PLEASED WITH THE DIRECTION WE'RE PROCEEDING, SHOULD IT BE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET. A COMPROMISE I MIGHT BRING BACK THEN FOR THE TREE IS THE PLAZA FURNITURE. DOES IT NEED TO BE REPLACED? I ASKED THAT QUESTION. I ASKED THAT ONE TOO. GO AHEAD, ELLIS. IT'S PRETTY BEAT UP WHERE YOU KNOW, IT'S A HARD PLASTIC, SO THEY'VE BEEN CARVED IN WITH DIFFERENT VANDALISM STUFF, AND THEY'VE BEEN SANDED DOWN. IT'S MORE THE LAWN CHAIRS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED THAT HAVE BEEN THEY'RE JUST WELL UTILIZED. THEY GET MOVED AROUND, THEY GET BANGED UP, THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT NOT ALL OF THEM NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT SOME OF THEM NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR SURE. THE CARVINGS, NOSTALGIA. THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK 30 YEARS FROM NOW WITH THEIR KIDS AND SHOW THEM THAT. THAT'S TRUE. BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO STAY HAVE THAT FURNITURE 30 YEARS FROM NOW. MINE'S STILL OUT THERE, THEY JUST HAVEN'T FOUND IT YET. BUT YEAH, WE PROBABLY NEED TO GO FOR A WALK AND LOOK AT THAT FURNITURE ONE DAY. IF THERE'S A DESIRE TO SEE A REDUCTION IN THAT AMOUNT OR TO REMOVE IT, I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S SUCH THAT THE STAFF OFFERS, NOR I OFFER, OBJECTION. OKAY, ONE MORE THING. CAN WE GO BACK TO THE STAR FOR THIS YEAR'S TREE? SURE. NO, WE NEED THE STAR THIS YEAR. OKAY, BUT IT'S FOR THIS YEAR. EITHER WAY, GOOD DEAL. SO IS THERE A DESIRE TO SEE, THE $25,000 REMOVED HERE? NO, NOTHING FOR THE FURNITURE. FOR THE FURNITURE, I THINK IT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO SAY ABSOLUTELY NO REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THERE ARE DEFINITELY SOME CHAIRS OUT THERE THAT HAVE SEEN BETTER DAYS, BUT I'M HOPING WITH STAFF DISCRETION, KNOWING IT DOESN'T AND IT'S NOT EVEN FULLY FUNDED, SO KNOWING, YOU KNOW, JUST BE SMART ABOUT WHAT WE REPLACE AND SAVE WHERE WE CAN. WE CAN DO THAT. AND REGARDLESS WHAT'S BUDGETED, WE'LL BE COGNIZANT OF IF IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED, THAT WE'LL COME BACK WITH A SCALED OPTION IF THAT'S WHAT WE IDENTIFY AS NEEDS IS BEST. JUST ALSO A THING, FYI, FOR THE COUNCIL IS THE COMMITTEE ALSO RECOMMENDED NOT REPLACING THE CHESS GAME AND CHESS PIECES. THAT'S BEEN A CONTINUAL REPLACEMENT. AND NOT THAT IT'S A BIG SUM OF MONEY, BUT I THINK GET TORN UP MORE THAN ANYTHING. SO WE RECOMMENDED NOT REPLACING THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF I SAID THIS WHILE AGO OR NOT, BUT ON THE PLAY AREA ALLOCATION FOR $93,000, THAT'S FOR A PLAYGROUND? YES, SIR. PLAY, PLAY FEATURES AND ENHANCEMENTS. OKAY. GAME TIME RIGHT NOW FOR $70,000 AND ABOVE HAS 100% MATCH FOR INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUNDS. AND IF WE CAN DO $70,000 AND GET IT MATCHED FOR $140,000, WE'D BE THAT MUCH BETTER. BETTER OFF. ABSOLUTELY. TO THINK ABOUT, WE'LL CERTAINLY EXPLORE EVERY FUNDING OPPORTUNITY WE POSSIBLY CAN. RIGHT NOW, THE $93,000 CLEARLY IS NOT DESIGNED, SO THERE'D BE A FINAL ELEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, AND THE COST IS AN ESTIMATE. BUT ABSOLUTELY, IF THERE ARE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, WE'LL PURSUE THOSE. I'M GOOD WITH ADDING THE TREE. I DO NOT WANT TO DO THIS SHADE STRUCTURE THOUGH. AT THIS TIME? NO, I THINK WE CAN HOLD OFF ON THAT. OKAY. SO I HEAR GENERAL CONSENSUS AMONGST WHAT IS CURRENTLY PROPOSED WITH THE CAVEAT THAT IF THERE'S A POLICY CHANGE THAT WILL REVISIT THIS. YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT. I'M ON THE SHADE STRUCTURE. UNDERSTOOD. HERE'S YOUR TIF 2 FORECAST. AGAIN, VERY STRONG FUND BALANCE AND CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES ON RECURRING EXPENDITURES. WATER, WASTEWATER, THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTS HERE THAT [03:55:02] I'M RECOMMENDING AND A COUPLE OF MAYBE NOTICEABLE ONES THAT I'M NOT, AND I'LL SPEAK TO THOSE. SO MERRITT AND MARKET, YOU SEE ADDITIONAL METER REPLACEMENT OF $201,000. RIGHT NOW, THIS IS INTENDED TO AUGMENT THE EXISTING $200,000 THAT WE HAVE BUDGETED ASSOCIATED WITH METER REPLACEMENT. WE DON'T HAVE AN ITEM IDENTIFIED IN THE CAPITAL PLAN AT THIS TIME FOR SMART METER AMI REPLACEMENT, SO WE'RE DOING IT OVER TIME. I THINK WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS, IS THAT SINCE WE PRESENTED TO YOU LAST, WE SAW A SIGNIFICANT PROPOSED RATE INCREASE FROM CITY OF FORT WORTH ON SEWER CHARGES, WHICH HAD AN IMPACT ON OUR CAPITAL PLAN. SO ON THE 3RD, WE'LL BE BRINGING BACK A SLIGHTLY REVISED VERSION OF THE CAPITAL PLAN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE RATE INCREASES, BUT STILL STAYING AT THE 7% THAT WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED, WHICH IS WHAT I FELT LIKE WAS THE TOP END OF WHERE THE COUNCIL WAS COMFORTABLE BEING AT. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BUDGET, ADDITIONAL METER REPLACEMENT TO TRY TO GET THOSE SOLID-STATE SMART METERS IN, ULTRASONIC METERS IN. BUT RIGHT NOW, THE AMI PROJECT'S NOT INTENDED OR NOT ANTICIPATED TO BE SELF-SUPPORTING. IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S NOT GOING TO BRING ENOUGH REVENUE IN TO PAY FOR ITSELF. SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THAT, TRY TO PRIORITIZE WHICH METERS WE'RE DOING, LOOK FOR FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY'RE AVAILABLE AND POSSIBLE AND PRACTICAL. BUT RIGHT NOW THE INTENTION IS TO AUGMENT EXISTING METER REPLACEMENTS. AND THEN WE SEE A SMALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICE DEVELOPMENT ON THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SIDE. WATER IS ACTUALLY TRYING TO SEND STAFF TO PURSUE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT GRANT OPPORTUNITIES ON THE WATER SIDE. AND ON THE WASTEWATER SIDE IS ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT OPERATIONS. SO WHAT YOU WHAT WE DON'T SEE HERE IS THE SUPPLEMENTAL THAT WAS FOR MANHOLE REPLACEMENT THAT WAS TO THE TUNE OF $300,000+ AND THEN WAS ANOTHER, WHAT I WOULD CALL, FLOW MONITORING FOR ABOUT $130,000. THOSE ARE THINGS THAT ARE INTENDED TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SEWER THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SEND TO THAT WE HAVE TO SEND TO FORT WORTH FOR TREATMENT. AT THIS TIME, I DON'T THINK THAT I CAN TELL YOU WITH CERTAINTY THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE FOR EVERY DOLLAR WE SPEND, WE OFFSET THAT EXPENDITURE BY $1 OR $1.50. WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT, AND IF WE GET TO A POINT WHERE WE FEEL LIKE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO PAY FOR ITSELF AND THEN SOME, WE'LL CERTAINLY BRING THAT BACK AS AN ITEM, EVEN AS A MID-YEAR. WHAT WE ARE SEEING THOUGH, AND I CAN'T NECESSARILY EXPRESSLY, LIKE, PROVE THIS THROUGH DATA AND ANALYTICS, WE'RE SEEING INCREASES ON THE SEWER SIDE FOR FORT WORTH. THEY HAVE SUNK COST IN THEIR DEBT SERVICE AND OPERATION. SO EVEN AS PEOPLE ARE BECOMING SMARTER WITH THEIR INFLOW AND INFILTRATION AND REDUCING WHAT THEY HAVE TO SEND, FORT WORTH STILL HAS A SUNK COST. AND EVEN IF WE'RE BEING SMART WITH OUR OPERATIONS, I ANTICIPATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE CONTINUED INCREASES WITH REGARDS TO SEWER. SO I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE CONTINUING OUR PROCESS OF TRYING TO ENHANCE OUR INI, BUT I'M NOT AS CONVINCED THAT IT'S GOING TO RESULT IN OPERATIONAL REDUCTION OF COST AS A RESULT BECAUSE THERE'S JUST THERE'S COST THAT FORT WORTH HAS TO HAVE TO OPERATE. SO MORE TO COME ON THAT. THOSE ARE PROBABLY SOME THAT I HOPE TO REVISIT MID-YEAR NEXT YEAR, IF NOT BEFORE. BUT I THINK IT'S PREMATURE RIGHT NOW FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO ARTICULATE THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I FEEL LIKE PAYS FOR ITSELF OR WOULDN'T BE IMPACTFUL FROM A RATE PERSPECTIVE. AFTER THE 3RD, WHEN WE PRESENT THE CIP, IF THERE'S A DESIRE TO SEE THOSE RESTORED, WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD TO THE RATE WOULD BE, OR IF THERE'S OTHER ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE US REDUCE OUT OF THE CIP TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE. BUT I'LL PAUSE HERE FOR A MOMENT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS REGARDING THESE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT FUNDED. HERE YOU SEE YOUR WATER, SEWER, 5-YEAR FORECAST. AND AGAIN, WHAT I WANT TO SAY HERE TOO IS THAT THERE WAS A PLANNED DRAWDOWN OF OUR WORKING CAPITAL. WHEN WE HAD TALKED TO THE COUNCIL BEFORE ABOUT HAVING A WORKING CAPITAL OF OVER 40%, THE INTENT WAS TRY TO DRAW THAT DOWN AND CONTROL OUR RATES. WE SEE IT CONTINUE TO GO UP, AND OUTSIDE OF OUR 5-YEAR HORIZON, WE RUN OUR FINANCIAL MODEL AND WE HAVE DEBT SERVICE PROGRAMMED IN THERE. WE CONTINUE TO SEE A RISE, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BE COGNIZANT OF, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARDS TO THE RATES WE SEE PASSED FROM FORT WORTH AND WHAT THE RATES THAT WE CAN CHARGE MOVING FORWARD. SO I'VE KIND [04:00:05] OF ALREADY ALLUDED TO WHAT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS WERE, AND I'VE RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO PAUSE FOR A MOMENT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER ITEM THAT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO DISCUSS, OR IF THERE'S ANY OTHER ITEM YOU'D LIKE FOR ME TO REVISIT BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS WITH REGARDS TO THE BUDGET. SO YOU GUYS ARE GIVING ME EXCELLENT FEEDBACK TONIGHT. IT'S EXACTLY WHAT I NEED TO HAVE IN ORDER TO FINALIZE THE BUDGET, WHICH I WILL FILE ON THE 3RD. I DO WANT TO REITERATE THAT UNTIL I SEE WHAT THE FINAL CERTIFIED ROLLS ARE FROM JOHNSON COUNTY, IT MAY NECESSITATE CHANGES FOR ME IN FORECASTING WHAT FUTURE SUPPLEMENTAL AVAILABILITY WOULD BE, OR IT COULD EVEN IMPACT WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED TONIGHT DEPENDING ON ULTIMATELY WHAT THOSE IMPACTS ARE. OF COURSE, I RECOMMEND THE BUDGET. THE COUNCIL APPROVES THE BUDGET. SO BUT WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS DELIBERATELY SO I CAN UNDERSTAND THE PRIORITIZATION OF THE COUNCIL. YOU GIVE ME CLEAR DIRECTION TONIGHT. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DIRECTION FOR ME. THANK YOU. [9. CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND REPORTS] THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 9, CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND REPORTS. LARRY, ANYBODY? NOTHING. NO, NO. OKAY, THAT BRINGS US [10. RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 2 of 2)] TO SECTION 10, EXECUTIVE SESSION. THERE IS A NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, MEETING HERE AT CITY COUNCIL WORKROOM IN CITY HALL. PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071, 551.072, AND 551.087. MAYOR, WE'RE GOING TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 10:23. COUNCIL IS NOW BACK IN REGULAR SESSION AT 11:39. IS THERE A MOTION TO, I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. THAT TOO. SECOND. WOW, LOOK AT THIS. I GOT A MOTION BY VICTORIA, SECOND BY ADAM. PLEASE VOTE. WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 11:40. DO I NEED TO DO THAT? * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.